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Baxley, Georgia - 5 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Appling County #98 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,957 per pupil, Appling County ranks #82 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,463
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$13,957
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Appling County operates 5 public schools serving 3,463 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Appling County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,957 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Georgia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 38.8% local, 37.2% state, and 24.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 53/100, ranked #98 of 216 in Georgia against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 471.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.5% White, 18.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Appling County Elementary School, with a diversity index of 66.4/100.
Appling County Elementary School accounts for 32.1% of all Appling County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Appling County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Appling County school enrollment varies 7.5× across entities
Appling County school enrollment ranges from 148 students (lowest) to 1,113 students (highest), a spread of 965 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Appling County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 80.1% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Appling County student-counselor ratio is 472:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Appling County chronic absenteeism rate is 21.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Appling County is typically wider than the Appling County-aggregate figure suggests.
Appling County has 5 schools, including 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,463 students.
How much does Appling County spend per student?
Appling County spends $13,957 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #98 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Appling County?
Appling County students are 59.5% White, 18.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Appling County?
Appling County has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #98 out of 216 districts in Georgia.