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Alma, Georgia - 4 schools
An equity score of 72/100 ranks Bacon County #37 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,096 per pupil, Bacon County ranks #75 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,128
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,096
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bacon County operates 4 public schools serving 2,128 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Bacon County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,096 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 21.6% local, 56.1% state, and 22.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 72/100, ranked #37 of 216 in Georgia against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 523.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.8% White, 22.7% African American, 16.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bacon County Primary School, with a diversity index of 65.4/100.
Its largest campus is Bacon County High School, enrolling 633 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Bacon County High School accounts for 29.7% of all Bacon County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bacon County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Bacon County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 77.1% 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.
Bacon County student-counselor ratio is 524:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Bacon County chronic absenteeism rate is 39.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Bacon County has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,128 students.
How much does Bacon County spend per student?
Bacon County spends $14,096 per student. The district has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #37 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Bacon County?
Bacon County students are 55.8% White, 22.7% African American, 16.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bacon County?
Bacon County has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #37 out of 216 districts in Georgia.