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Macon, Georgia - 35 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Bibb County #126 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,316 per pupil, Bibb County ranks #100 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 $14,316 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 45/100, ranked #126 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
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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.
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 $14,316 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #126 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 45/100, ranking #126 out of 216 districts in Georgia.
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