Public schools in Cairo, GA

Cairo has 4 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 3,293 students. They are run by 1 district.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

One district runs Cairo's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in CairoDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Grady County44,405$12,978

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

One high school in Cairo, 1,317 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Cairo High School1,31716.789.6%Grady County

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One middle school in Cairo, 631 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Washington Middle School63113.4100.0%Grady County

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 elementary schools in Cairo, 1,345 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Eastside Elementary School73513.5100.0%Grady County
Southside Elementary School61012.4100.0%Grady County

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Cairo's public schools compare with Georgia's

The median Cairo school has 13.4 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Georgia median of 13.7. 75% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 69% across the state. Its median school enrolls 683 students (state 636).

Cairo against Georgia, schools open in 2024-25 with students
CairoGeorgia
Median students per teacher13.413.7
Median school size (students)683636
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)75%69%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)100%55%
Charter schools0%3.8%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 4 Cairo schools and the 2,287 Georgia schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Cairo

  1. Grady CountyRuns 4 of Cairo's 4 public schools and spent $12,978 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,978
  2. Cairo High School, the largest high school in Cairo1,317 students in 2024-25, 16.7 per teacher.1,317
  3. The largest public schools in GeorgiaGeorgia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  4. Find the school district for a Cairo addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Georgia

  1. Atlanta137 schools
  2. Marietta60 schools
  3. Columbus47 schools
  4. Savannah47 schools
  5. Decatur41 schools
  6. Macon41 schools
  7. Augusta39 schools
  8. Lawrenceville37 schools

Questions about schools in Cairo

  1. How many public schools are in Cairo, GA?
    4 public schools with an address in Cairo were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 3,293 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Cairo?
    Cairo High School, with 1,317 students in 2024-25 (Grady County).
  3. Which districts run Cairo's schools?
    Grady County (4 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .