Savannah-Chatham County
Public school district · Chatham County · Georgia · NCES district ID 1301020
Savannah-Chatham County spent $15,342 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 80% of the other Georgia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,981). Its 57 schools enrolled 35,744 students in 2024-25; 24.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,758 per student, up 15.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 89% (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, Savannah-Chatham County ranks 3.
Where the money came from
$766,087,000 in revenue: 24.7% state, 64.4% local and 10.8% federal. Total spending including $89,474,000 of capital outlay was $648,124,000, or $17,842 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$189,481,000 25%
- Local$493,689,000 64%
- Federal$82,917,000 11%
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
36,326 students in 2022-23, 35,781 students in 2023-24, 35,744 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 | 36,326 | 2624.7 | 13.8 |
| 2023-24 | 35,781 | 2664.0 | 13.4 |
| 2024-25 | 35,744 | 2712.4 | 13.2 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$177,885,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,897 per student
Savannah-Chatham County booked $177,885,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2,675 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 $66,499 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 81 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 | $116,386,000 | 65.4% |
| Special education | $29,871,000 | 16.8% |
| Vocational | $4,729,000 | 2.7% |
| Other programs | $26,899,000 | 15.1% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,089 in 2018-19, $4,257 in 2019-20, $4,481 in 2020-21, $4,756 in 2021-22, $4,897 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 Savannah-Chatham County scored proficient or above: 25% in reading and 22% 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 | 25% | 39.6% | 18,314 |
| Math | 22% | 37.4% | 18,617 |
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
89% of the 2,347 students in Savannah-Chatham 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 | 89% | 84.4% |
| Students in the class | 2,347 | 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.
33 elementary schools, 20,038 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godley Station School | 1,585 | 14.9 | 51.2% | Not Title I |
| Pulaski Elementary SChool | 1,147 | 14.5 | 67.6% | Schoolwide program |
| New Hampstead K-8 School | 1,118 | 14.3 | 70.9% | Not Title I |
| Rice Creek School | 1,011 | 13.6 | 64.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Hesse School | 996 | 13.3 | 63.1% | Not Title I |
| West Chatham Elementary School | 796 | 14.6 | 67.3% | Not Title I |
| Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts | 770 | 11.6 | 42.1% | Not Title I |
| Southwest Elementary School | 769 | 15.7 | 69.7% | Schoolwide program |
| White Bluff Elementary School | 701 | 14.4 | 76.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Windsor Forest Elementary School | 656 | 14.0 | 75.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Heard Elementary School | 636 | 13.0 | 62.6% | Not Title I |
| Marshpoint Elementary School | 603 | 11.0 | 43.9% | Not Title I |
The other 21 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City Elementary School | 597 | 13.3 | 83.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Isle of Hope School | 569 | 12.1 | 79.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Otis J Brock III Elementary School | 568 | 14.2 | 84.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Gould Elementary School | 559 | 10.8 | 82.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Georgetown School | 544 | 11.5 | 69.5% | Not Title I |
| May Howard Elementary School | 539 | 10.0 | 25.4% | Not Title I |
| Butler Elementary School | 524 | 12.8 | 86.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Gadsden Elementary School | 493 | 12.6 | 97.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Shuman Elementary School | 482 | 14.2 | 89.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Jacob G. Smith Elementary School | 466 | 12.3 | 41.8% | Not Title I |
| Tybee Island Maritime Academy School | 432 | 12.5 | 27.3% | Not Title I |
| Hodge Elementary School | 420 | 14.2 | 91.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Ellis Elementary School | 419 | 9.7 | 35.6% | Not Title I |
| Andrea B Williams Elementary School | 414 | 10.6 | 88.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Haven Elementary School | 361 | 12.0 | 94.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Bloomingdale Elementary School | 350 | 11.3 | 63.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Savannah Classical Academy Charter School | 349 | 11.1 | 93.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Pooler Elementary School | 340 | 11.1 | 77.6% | Not Title I |
| Henderson E Formey Jr Early Learning Center | 324 | 12.2 | 86.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Susie King Taylor Community School | 284 | 13.5 | 78.9% | Not Title I |
| Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School | 216 | 17.1 | 63.0% | Targeted 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.
9 middle schools, 4,889 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Chatham Middle School | 713 | 12.7 | 67.3% | Schoolwide program |
| The STEM Academy at Bartlett | 625 | 12.7 | 40.6% | Not Title I |
| Oglethorpe Charter School | 567 | 12.9 | 79.4% | Targeted program |
| Southwest Middle School | 528 | 12.3 | 73.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Mercer Middle School | 512 | 12.8 | 79.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Myers Middle School | 503 | 13.2 | 89.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Coastal Middle School | 486 | 10.3 | 41.8% | Not Title I |
| DeRenne Middle School | 484 | 10.5 | 90.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Hubert Middle School | 471 | 12.0 | 86.8% | 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.
12 high schools, 9,702 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groves High School | 1,469 | 19.7 | 63.9% | Not Title I |
| Jenkins High School | 1,265 | 14.8 | 66.4% | Not Title I |
| New Hampstead High School | 1,123 | 14.8 | 50.1% | Not Title I |
| Windsor Forest High School | 1,069 | 15.4 | 68.7% | Not Title I |
| Beach High School | 973 | 14.9 | 78.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Savannah Arts Academy | 801 | 13.3 | 15.6% | Not Title I |
| Johnson High School | 762 | 11.7 | 75.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Islands High School | 752 | 13.7 | 32.6% | Not Title I |
| Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School | 694 | 14.5 | 63.1% | Not Title I |
| The School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High | 575 | 10.6 | 80.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Savannah Early College High School | 151 | 12.5 | 48.3% | Not Title I |
| Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School | 68 | 7.2 | 75.0% | 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.
3 other schools, 1,115 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Humanities at Juliette Gordon Low | 605 | 13.2 | 80.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Savannah-Chatham E-Learning Academy | 441 | 13.3 | 68.3% | Schoolwide program |
| UHS of Savannah Coastal Harbor Treatment Center | 69 | 9.9 | 87.0% | 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.
Largo-Tibet Elementary School
School in Savannah; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 596 students; 16.2 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 Savannah-Chatham County
- Phone: (912) 201-5585
- Office: 208 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31401
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 Savannah-Chatham County
- Georgia districts by spending per studentSavannah-Chatham County ranks 35 of 169 Georgia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,342).#35 of 169
- Every school district in GeorgiaSavannah-Chatham County is the number 10 by size of 227 Georgia districts, with 36,326 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#10 of 227
- Cherokee CountyThe next larger Georgia district: 41,891 students in fall 2022, $13,292 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,292
- Paulding CountyThe next smaller Georgia district: 31,518 students in fall 2022, $13,037 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,037
- Compare Savannah-Chatham County with Cherokee CountyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Groves High School, its largest high school1,469 students in 2024-25, 19.7 per teacher.1,469
- Teacher salary spending across GeorgiaSavannah-Chatham County spent $66,499 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,911); spending, not a salary.$66,499
- 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 Savannah-Chatham County
How many schools and students are in Savannah-Chatham County?
57 schools were open in 2024-25 (33 elementary, 9 middle, 12 high, 3 other), enrolling 35,744 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Savannah-Chatham County spend per student?
$15,342 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 $17,758 per student, up 15.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Savannah-Chatham County's money come from?
$766,087,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 24.7% state, 64.4% local and 10.8% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Savannah-Chatham County live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 8,511 of the 44,438 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 19.2%, 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 Savannah-Chatham County spend on teacher salaries?
$177,885,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,897 per student. Divided by the 2,675 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $66,499 per teacher, more than 81 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 Savannah-Chatham County do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Savannah-Chatham County scored proficient or above: 25% in reading and 22% 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 Savannah-Chatham County?
89% of the 2,347 students in Savannah-Chatham 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 Savannah-Chatham County's NCES district ID?
1301020. 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