Houston County
Public school district · Houston County · Georgia · NCES district ID 1302880
Houston County spent $13,044 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 74% of the other Georgia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,981). Its 36 schools enrolled 29,892 students in 2024-25; 52.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,457 per student, up 10.8% 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 districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Houston County in enrollment (21,392 to 36,326 students) and Houston County itself.
Where the money came from
$488,204,000 in revenue: 52.5% state, 38.5% local and 9.0% federal. Total spending including $76,495,000 of capital outlay was $479,132,000, or $15,642 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$256,210,000 52%
- Local$187,929,000 38%
- Federal$44,065,000 9%
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
30,631 students in 2022-23, 30,303 students in 2023-24, 29,892 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 | 30,631 | 1981.4 | 15.5 |
| 2023-24 | 30,303 | 1975.1 | 15.3 |
| 2024-25 | 29,892 | 1977.5 | 15.1 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$141,655,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,625 per student
Houston County booked $141,655,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2,014 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 $70,349 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 94 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 | $92,341,000 | 65.2% |
| Special education | $23,398,000 | 16.5% |
| Vocational | $5,530,000 | 3.9% |
| Other programs | $20,386,000 | 14.4% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,897 in 2018-19, $4,044 in 2019-20, $4,301 in 2020-21, $4,467 in 2021-22, $4,625 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 Houston County scored proficient or above: 46% in reading and 47% 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 | 46% | 39.6% | 15,749 |
| Math | 47% | 37.4% | 15,845 |
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 2,248 students in Houston 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 | 2,248 | 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.
23 elementary schools, 13,285 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David A. Perdue Primary | 716 | 16.0 | 73.9% | Not Title I |
| Kings Chapel Elementary School | 690 | 15.6 | 34.9% | Not Title I |
| Parkwood Elementary School | 683 | 13.0 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Centerville Elementary School | 679 | 14.3 | 98.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Eagle Springs Elementary | 665 | 14.0 | 92.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Quail Run Elementary School | 643 | 14.1 | 75.0% | Not Title I |
| C. B. Watson Primary School | 618 | 15.3 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| David A. Perdue Elementary School | 617 | 16.0 | 63.4% | Not Title I |
| Lake Joy Elementary School | 617 | 15.4 | 56.4% | Not Title I |
| Hilltop Elementary School | 590 | 14.4 | 71.7% | Not Title I |
| Lake Joy Primary School | 588 | 14.0 | 63.8% | Not Title I |
| Russell Elementary School | 576 | 12.6 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
The other 11 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Hills Elementary School | 565 | 14.0 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Northside Elementary School | 564 | 12.8 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Bonaire Primary School | 564 | 14.3 | 34.4% | Not Title I |
| Bonaire Elementary School | 547 | 15.7 | 29.6% | Not Title I |
| Westside Elementary School | 543 | 13.2 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Morningside Elementary School | 488 | 13.1 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Miller Elementary School | 487 | 13.0 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Tucker Elementary School | 486 | 13.1 | 94.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Langston Road Elementary School | 473 | 15.4 | 62.2% | Not Title I |
| Matthew Arthur Elementary School | 450 | 15.2 | 27.6% | Not Title I |
| Pearl Stephens Elementary School | 436 | 13.8 | 100.0% | 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.
8 middle schools, 7,240 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Middle School | 1,164 | 16.1 | 72.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Bonaire Middle School | 1,151 | 15.9 | 29.9% | Not Title I |
| Feagin Mill Middle School | 975 | 13.7 | 56.7% | Not Title I |
| Northside Middle School | 859 | 13.5 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Mossy Creek Middle School | 796 | 14.0 | 34.0% | Not Title I |
| Warner Robins Middle School | 781 | 13.2 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Huntington Middle School | 780 | 12.3 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Thomson Middle School | 734 | 13.6 | 91.1% | 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.
5 high schools, 9,367 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston County High School | 2,051 | 17.8 | 32.0% | Not Title I |
| Northside High School | 1,949 | 16.3 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Veterans High School | 1,940 | 18.6 | 29.5% | Not Title I |
| Warner Robins High School | 1,812 | 17.2 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Perry High School | 1,615 | 18.6 | 66.4% | Not Title I |
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.
One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
Lindsey Elementary School
Elementary school in Warner Robins; 16 students; 1.1 students per teacher.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Houston County
- Phone: (478) 988-6200
- Office: 1100 Main Street, Perry, GA 31069
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 Houston County
- Georgia districts by spending per studentHouston County ranks 126 of 169 Georgia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,044).#126 of 169
- Every school district in GeorgiaHouston County is the number 12 by size of 227 Georgia districts, with 30,631 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#12 of 227
- Paulding CountyThe next larger Georgia district: 31,518 students in fall 2022, $13,037 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,037
- Muscogee CountyThe next smaller Georgia district: 29,818 students in fall 2022, $13,792 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,792
- Compare Houston County with Paulding CountyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Houston County High School, its largest high school2,051 students in 2024-25, 17.8 per teacher.2,051
- Teacher salary spending across GeorgiaHouston County spent $70,349 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,911); spending, not a salary.$70,349
- 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 Houston County
How many schools and students are in Houston County?
36 schools were open in 2024-25 (23 elementary, 8 middle, 5 high), enrolling 29,892 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Houston County spend per student?
$13,044 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 $14,457 per student, up 10.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Houston County's money come from?
$488,204,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 52.5% state, 38.5% local and 9.0% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Houston County live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 5,129 of the 33,661 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 15.2%, 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 Houston County spend on teacher salaries?
$141,655,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,625 per student. Divided by the 2,014 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $70,349 per teacher, more than 94 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 Houston County do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Houston County scored proficient or above: 46% in reading and 47% 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 Houston County?
88% of the 2,248 students in Houston 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 Houston County's NCES district ID?
1302880. 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