37 public K-12 schools in Georgetown from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.
National city placement
According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Georgetown has more public-school enrollment than 91% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Georgetown is among the largest city school systems in this directory by enrollment, but its campuses are divided among 9 districts. That combination matters: citywide averages blend separate budgets, staffing policies, attendance boundaries, and program rules. For a family comparing schools here, the district column is as important as the city average; two nearby campuses may answer to different boards and draw on different F-33 funding pools.
20 of Georgetown's 37 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.
Georgetown's average Resource Investment Index sits at the 42nd percentile, while its teacher-staffing measure sits at the 78th percentile. The 36-point percentile gap is a reminder that the index is not a class-size score: counselors, gifted-program reporting, and attendance also affect it. Compare those components directly when two schools have similar index totals; the same headline score can arise from a different mix of reported resources.
Georgetown school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 2,206 students (highest), a spread of 2,205 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Each school district has independent budgeting, hiring, and service delivery authority. The fragmentation reflects historical patterns of inter-municipal boundary lines that pre-date modern city growth, students in different parts of the same city can attend different districts with different per-pupil spending, calendars, and graduation requirements. Per-region variation is largest in fragmented systems because each school district sets its own budget, contracts, and priorities without higher-level coordination above the regulatory floor.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
14% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
| # | School | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Georgetown Alter Prog | 79 |
| 2. | Step - Core | 70 |
| 3. | S T E P - Detention | 61 |
| 4. | S T E P - C O R E | 61 |
| 5. | Charles a Forbes Middle | 46 |
| 6. | Rancho Sienna El | 46 |
| 7. | Parkside El | 45 |
| 8. | Frost El | 44 |
| 9. | Chip Richarte H S | 44 |
| 10. | James Tippit Middle | 42 |
| 11. | Georgetown Charter Academy | 41 |
| 12. | Douglas Benold Middle | 40 |
| 13. | Jo Ann Ford El | 40 |
| 14. | Village El | 39 |
| 15. | Raye Mccoy El | 38 |
| 16. | Carver El | 37 |
| 17. | Annie Purl El | 35 |
| 18. | George Wagner Middle | 34 |
| 19. | Wolf Ranch El | 33 |
| 20. | Williams El | 33 |
| 21. | James E Mitchell El | 32 |
| 22. | Pat Cooper El | 30 |
| 23. | Goodwater Montessori School | 30 |
| 24. | S T E P - J J a E P | 30 |
| 25. | Step - Detention | 30 |
| 26. | Step - Jjaep | 30 |
| 27. | Georgetown H S | 29 |
| 28. | Gateway College Preparatory School | 29 |
| 29. | East View H S | 27 |
| 30. | Georgetown Behavioral Health Institute | 25 |
| 31. | Gateway Tech H S | 15 |
| 32. | S T E P - Detention | - |
| 33. | Step - Detention | - |
| 34. | S T E P - J J a E P | - |
| 35. | S T E P - C O R E | - |
| 36. | S T E P Detention | - |
| 37. | Step-Core | - |
Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.
Georgetown Alter Prog has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Georgetown schools in this federal-data comparison at 79/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.
Georgetown has 37 public schools with a total enrollment of 17,332 students. 5 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 13.1:1.
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.
