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Homer, Georgia - 4 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Banks County #131 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,371 per pupil, Banks County ranks #107 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,843
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,371
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Banks County operates 4 public schools serving 2,843 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Banks County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,371 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 39.6% local, 47.0% state, and 13.4% 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 44/100, ranked #131 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 595.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.4% White, 14.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Banks County Elementary School, with a diversity index of 40.3/100.
Its largest campus is Banks County High School, enrolling 831 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Banks County High School accounts for 29.2% of all Banks County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Banks 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.
Banks County student-counselor ratio is 596:1 — 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.
Banks County chronic absenteeism rate is 29.3% — 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 Banks County is typically wider than the Banks County-aggregate figure suggests.
Banks County has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,843 students.
How much does Banks County spend per student?
Banks County spends $13,371 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #131 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Banks County?
Banks County students are 78.4% White, 14.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Banks County?
Banks County has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #131 out of 216 districts in Georgia.