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Nahunta, Georgia - 7 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Brantley County #91 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,696 per pupil, Brantley County ranks #145 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,403
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$12,696
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Brantley County operates 7 public schools serving 3,403 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 elementary, 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 Brantley County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,696 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Georgia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 17.2% local, 62.1% state, and 20.6% 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 55/100, ranked #91 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 387:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.0% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Nahunta Elementary School, with a diversity index of 23.2/100.
Its largest campus is Brantley County High School, enrolling 921 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Nahunta Elementary School, at 260 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Brantley County High School accounts for 27.1% of all Brantley County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Brantley 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.
Brantley County school enrollment varies 3.5× across entities
Brantley County school enrollment ranges from 260 students (lowest) to 921 students (highest), a spread of 661 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.
Brantley County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 70.9% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Brantley County student-counselor ratio is 387:1 — 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.
Brantley County chronic absenteeism rate is 25.5% — 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 Brantley County is typically wider than the Brantley County-aggregate figure suggests.
Brantley County has 7 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,403 students.
How much does Brantley County spend per student?
Brantley County spends $12,696 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #91 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Brantley County?
Brantley County students are 89.0% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Brantley County?
Brantley County has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #91 out of 216 districts in Georgia.