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Macon, Georgia - 35 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Bibb County #102 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,591 per pupil, Bibb County ranks #59 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Bibb County operates 35 public schools serving 21,392 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 23 combined, 6 high, 6 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Bibb County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,591 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 38.9% local, 36.6% state, and 24.5% 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 52/100, ranked #102 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 7 of 35 schools offering Advanced Placement (67 AP courses district-wide), a 396.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 36.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.9% African American, 10.6% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Springdale Elementary School, with a diversity index of 67.4/100.
Its largest campus is Howard High School, enrolling 1,145 students (5% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Price Academy, at 14 students, a 82x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bibb County school enrollment ranges from 14 students (lowest) to 1,145 students (highest), a spread of 1,131 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 35 schools in Bibb County.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Bibb County's schools, below the Georgia average of 50.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Georgia districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette County | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Coweta County | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Newton County | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Douglas County | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Carroll County | Smaller | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Bibb County's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Gwinnett County →Bibb County has 35 schools, including 6 high, 6 middle, 23 combined. Total enrollment is 21,392 students.
Bibb County spends $14,591 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #102 in Georgia.
Bibb County students are 75.9% African American, 10.6% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 35 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Bibb County has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #102 out of 216 districts in Georgia.
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