Henry County
Public school district · Henry County · Georgia · NCES district ID 1302820
Henry County spent $12,373 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 86% of the other Georgia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,981). Its 50 schools enrolled 41,479 students in 2024-25; 37.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,908 per student, up 12.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88% (Georgia: 84.4%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Georgia's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Henry County ranks 9.
Where the money came from
$674,633,000 in revenue: 37.3% state, 53.2% local and 9.6% federal. Total spending including $37,201,000 of capital outlay was $592,818,000, or $13,654 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$251,492,000 37%
- Local$358,642,000 53%
- Federal$64,499,000 10%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 169 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
43,417 students in 2022-23, 43,258 students in 2023-24, 41,479 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 43,417 | 2412.5 | 18.0 |
| 2023-24 | 43,258 | 2489.9 | 17.4 |
| 2024-25 | 41,479 | 2542.6 | 16.3 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$166,711,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,840 per student
Henry County booked $166,711,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2,626 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $63,497 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 69 in 100 Georgia districts with a figure (state median $60,911, 215 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Georgia teacher salary at $61,249 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $120,536,000 | 72.3% |
| Special education | $31,902,000 | 19.1% |
| Vocational | $8,486,000 | 5.1% |
| Other programs | $5,787,000 | 3.5% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,550 in 2018-19, $3,714 in 2019-20, $3,738 in 2020-21, $3,729 in 2021-22, $3,840 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Henry County scored proficient or above: 33% in reading and 27% in math, against 39.6% in reading and 37.4% in math across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Georgia | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 33% | 39.6% | 22,623 |
| Math | 27% | 37.4% | 22,552 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
88% of the 3,900 students in Henry County's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Georgia | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 88% | 84.4% |
| Students in the class | 3,900 | 134,822 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
28 elementary schools, 17,077 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutchtown Elementary School | 962 | 15.9 | 53.3% | Not Title I |
| Tussahaw Elementary | 886 | 15.4 | 69.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Unity Grove Elementary School | 882 | 15.1 | 58.4% | Not Title I |
| Ola Elementary School | 866 | 15.6 | 43.4% | Not Title I |
| Timber Ridge Elementary School | 713 | 15.1 | 39.8% | Not Title I |
| Walnut Creek Elementary | 712 | 14.5 | 65.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Rocky Creek Elementary | 696 | 14.9 | 58.8% | Not Title I |
| East Lake Elementary | 671 | 14.2 | 37.7% | Not Title I |
| Rock Spring Elementary | 654 | 13.3 | 42.4% | Not Title I |
| Red Oak Elementary School | 638 | 16.4 | 59.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Bethlehem Elementary School | 630 | 15.7 | 61.0% | Not Title I |
| New Hope Elementary | 621 | 13.6 | 50.6% | Not Title I |
The other 16 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luella Elementary School | 616 | 14.3 | 58.9% | Not Title I |
| Fairview Elementary School | 590 | 14.7 | 66.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Locust Grove Elementary School | 576 | 13.1 | 63.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Wesley Lakes Elementary School | 564 | 15.0 | 71.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Hickory Flat Elementary School | 560 | 14.6 | 58.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Flippen Elementary School | 559 | 12.7 | 59.7% | Not Title I |
| Mount Carmel Elementary School | 547 | 14.3 | 70.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Cotton Indian Elementary School | 545 | 13.6 | 68.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary School | 522 | 14.5 | 66.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Pate's Creek Elementary School | 497 | 15.0 | 59.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Woodland Elementary School | 491 | 13.3 | 57.6% | Not Title I |
| Stockbridge Elementary School | 485 | 13.8 | 72.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Hampton Elementary School | 466 | 12.4 | 65.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Oakland Elementary School | 462 | 14.6 | 70.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Austin Road Elementary School | 414 | 12.3 | 68.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Smith-Barnes Elementary School | 252 | 12.6 | 74.6% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
11 middle schools, 9,543 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutchtown Middle School | 1,108 | 18.1 | 53.2% | Not Title I |
| Ola Middle School | 1,039 | 16.8 | 35.4% | Not Title I |
| Union Grove Middle | 1,033 | 18.4 | 33.9% | Not Title I |
| Locust Grove Middle | 1,010 | 17.4 | 57.4% | Not Title I |
| Eagle's Landing Middle School | 974 | 16.2 | 62.2% | Schoolwide program |
| McDonough Middle School | 876 | 18.3 | 69.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Luella Middle School | 849 | 21.9 | 57.4% | Not Title I |
| Hampton Middle School | 752 | 16.1 | 63.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Woodland Middle School | 679 | 17.3 | 54.3% | Not Title I |
| Stockbridge Middle School | 673 | 16.9 | 71.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Austin Road Middle School | 550 | 15.5 | 62.0% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
11 high schools, 14,859 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutchtown High | 1,821 | 18.0 | 44.4% | Not Title I |
| Union Grove High | 1,622 | 18.9 | 28.4% | Not Title I |
| Ola High School | 1,586 | 18.7 | 31.6% | Not Title I |
| Eagle's Landing High School | 1,578 | 20.5 | 51.3% | Not Title I |
| Locust Grove High | 1,572 | 17.8 | 48.3% | Not Title I |
| Stockbridge High School | 1,456 | 18.8 | 58.2% | Schoolwide program |
| McDonough High School | 1,359 | 18.3 | 63.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Woodland High School | 1,251 | 17.7 | 50.4% | Not Title I |
| Luella High School | 1,236 | 18.3 | 48.8% | Not Title I |
| Hampton High School | 1,165 | 19.0 | 54.1% | Not Title I |
| EXCEL Academy | 213 | 8.9 | 61.5% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Henry County
- Phone: (770) 957-6601
- Office: 396 Tomlinson Street, McDonough, GA 30253
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Henry County
- Georgia districts by spending per studentHenry County ranks 146 of 169 Georgia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,373).#146 of 169
- Every school district in GeorgiaHenry County is the number 8 by size of 227 Georgia districts, with 43,417 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#8 of 227
- Atlanta Public SchoolsThe next larger Georgia district: 50,325 students in fall 2022, $23,046 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,046
- Cherokee CountyThe next smaller Georgia district: 41,891 students in fall 2022, $13,292 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,292
- Compare Henry County with Atlanta Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Dutchtown High, its largest high school1,821 students in 2024-25, 18.0 per teacher.1,821
- Teacher salary spending across GeorgiaHenry County spent $63,497 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,911); spending, not a salary.$63,497
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Henry County
How many schools and students are in Henry County?
50 schools were open in 2024-25 (28 elementary, 11 middle, 11 high), enrolling 41,479 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Henry County spend per student?
$12,373 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Georgia median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,981 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,908 per student, up 12.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Henry County's money come from?
$674,633,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 37.3% state, 53.2% local and 9.6% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Henry County live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 5,933 of the 48,870 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Henry County spend on teacher salaries?
$166,711,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,840 per student. Divided by the 2,626 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $63,497 per teacher, more than 69 in 100 Georgia districts (state median $60,911). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Georgia teacher salary at $61,249 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Henry County do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Henry County scored proficient or above: 33% in reading and 27% in math, against 39.6% in reading and 37.4% in math across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Henry County?
88% of the 3,900 students in Henry County's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Henry County's NCES district ID?
1302820. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25