Gwinnett County vs Ware County

How do these districts compare?

Metric Gwinnett County Ware County
Location Lawrenceville, Georgia Waycross, Georgia
Total Enrollment 181,814 5,973
Number of Schools 140 9
Student:Teacher Ratio 14.5:1 13.4:1

Spending

Metric Gwinnett County Ware County
Per-Pupil Expenditure $14,002 $15,108
Federal Revenue 13.7% 22.2%
State Revenue 42.0% 52.1%
Local Revenue 44.3% 25.7%
Gwinnett County
Federal State Local
Ware County
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Gwinnett County Ware County
White 14.3% 43.8%
African American 31.3% 38.4%
Hispanic or Latino 37.7% 9.4%
Asian 12.0% 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.0%
Multiracial 4.4% 7.2%
Free/Reduced Lunch 46.5% 89.1%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Gwinnett County Ware County
AP Courses Offered 540 10
Schools with AP 26 1
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 544:1 402.8:1
Chronic Absenteeism 18.6% 23.8%

School Types

Gwinnett County

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 1
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Ware County

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Explore PlainSchools

Related

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.