 About 22.4% of families and 23.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.9% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.The Bryan County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of five elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools.The district has 328 full-time teachers and over 5,552 students.