Brantley County

Public school district · Brantley County · Georgia · NCES district ID 1300480

Brantley County spent $13,358 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 65% of the other Georgia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,981). Its 7 schools enrolled 3,375 students in 2024-25; 59.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,071 per student, up 5.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (Georgia: 84.4%).

Spending per student among Georgia districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Brantley County in enrollment (3,272 to 3,619 students) and Brantley County itself.

Current spending per student, Georgia districts closest in size to Brantley County, FY23McDuffie County $15,648; Crisp County $15,093; Haralson County $14,954; Appling County $14,476; Tattnall County $14,290; Franklin County Schools $13,763; Morgan County $13,392; Brantley County $13,358; Butts County $13,164; Pike County $11,753; State median, 1,000+ students $13,981.10k12k14k16kMcDuffie County$15,648Crisp County$15,093Haralson County$14,954Appling County$14,476Tattnall County$14,290Franklin County Schools$13,763Morgan County$13,392Brantley County$13,358Butts County$13,164Pike County$11,753State median, 1,000+ students $13,981
Current spending per student, Georgia districts closest in size to Brantley County, FY23McDuffie County $15,648; Crisp County $15,093; Haralson County $14,954; Appling County $14,476; Tattnall County $14,290; Franklin County Schools $13,763; Morgan County $13,392; Brantley County $13,358; Butts County $13,164; Pike County $11,753; State median, 1,000+ students $13,981.10k12k14k16kMcDuffie County$15,648Crisp County$15,093Haralson County$14,954Appling County$14,476Tattnall County$14,290Franklin County Schools$13,763Morgan County$13,392Brantley County$13,358Butts County$13,164Pike County$11,753State median, 1,000+ students $13,981
Current spending per student, Georgia districts closest in size to Brantley County, FY23McDuffie County $15,648; Crisp County $15,093; Haralson County $14,954; Appling County $14,476; Tattnall County $14,290; Franklin County Schools $13,763; Morgan County $13,392; Brantley County $13,358; Butts County $13,164; Pike County $11,753; State median, 1,000+ students $13,981.10k12k14k16kMcDuffie County$15,648Crisp County$15,093Haralson County$14,954Appling County$14,476Tattnall County$14,290Franklin County Schools$13,763Morgan County$13,392Brantley County$13,358Butts County$13,164Pike County$11,753State median, 1,000+ students $13,981
Current spending per student, Georgia districts closest in size to Brantley County, FY23McDuffie County $15,648; Crisp County $15,093; Haralson County $14,954; Appling County $14,476; Tattnall County $14,290; Franklin County Schools $13,763; Morgan County $13,392; Brantley County $13,358; Butts County $13,164; Pike County $11,753; State median, 1,000+ students $13,981.10k12k14k16kMcDuffie County$15,648Crisp County$15,093Haralson County$14,954Appling County$14,476Tattnall County$14,290Franklin County Schools$13,763Morgan County$13,392Brantley County$13,358Butts County$13,164Pike County$11,753State median, 1,000+ students $13,981

Where the money came from

$53,144,000 in revenue: 59.9% state, 18.6% local and 21.5% federal. Total spending including $7,875,000 of capital outlay was $53,346,000, or $15,676 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Brantley County revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $31,825,000; Local $9,893,000; Federal $11,426,000; total $53,144,000.
  • State$31,825,000 60%
  • Local$9,893,000 19%
  • Federal$11,426,000 22%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 169 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

3,403 students in 2022-23, 3,407 students in 2023-24, 3,375 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Brantley County enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,403, 2023-24: 3,407, 2024-25: 3,37501k2k3k4k2022-233,4032023-243,4072024-253,375
Brantley County enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,403, 2023-24: 3,407, 2024-25: 3,37501k2k3k4k2022-233,4032023-243,4072024-253,375
Brantley County enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,403, 2023-24: 3,407, 2024-25: 3,37501k2k3k4k2022-233,4032023-243,4072024-253,375
Brantley County enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,403, 2023-24: 3,407, 2024-25: 3,37501k2k3k4k2022-233,4032023-243,4072024-253,375

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,403244.713.9
2023-243,407244.214.0
2024-253,375243.213.9

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$14,299,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,202 per student

Brantley County booked $14,299,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 244 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $58,507 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 33 in 100 Georgia districts with a figure (state median $60,911, 215 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Georgia teacher salary at $61,249 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$10,825,00075.7%
Special education$2,482,00017.4%
Vocational$582,0004.1%
Other programs$410,0002.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,660 in 2018-19, $3,903 in 2019-20, $3,985 in 2020-21, $4,070 in 2021-22, $4,202 in 2022-23.

Brantley County teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,660, 2019-20: $3,903, 2020-21: $3,985, 2021-22: $4,070, 2022-23: $4,20202k4k6k2018-19$3,6602019-20$3,9032020-21$3,9852021-22$4,0702022-23$4,202
Brantley County teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,660, 2019-20: $3,903, 2020-21: $3,985, 2021-22: $4,070, 2022-23: $4,20202k4k6k2018-19$3,6602019-20$3,9032020-21$3,9852021-22$4,0702022-23$4,202
Brantley County teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,660, 2019-20: $3,903, 2020-21: $3,985, 2021-22: $4,070, 2022-23: $4,20202k4k6k2018-19$3,6602019-20$3,9032020-21$3,9852021-22$4,0702022-23$4,202
Brantley County teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,660, 2019-20: $3,903, 2020-21: $3,985, 2021-22: $4,070, 2022-23: $4,20202k4k6k2018-19$3,6602019-20$3,9032020-21$3,9852021-22$4,0702022-23$4,202

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Brantley County scored proficient or above: 42% in reading and 50% in math, against 39.6% in reading and 37.4% in math across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtGeorgiaStudents tested
Reading and language arts42%39.6%1,686
Math50%37.4%1,680

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% of the 209 students in Brantley County's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtGeorgia
Four-year graduation rate95%84.4%
Students in the class209134,822

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

3 elementary schools, 1,425 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hoboken Elementary School55114.271.2%Schoolwide program
Nahunta Primary School44012.8100.0%Schoolwide program
Waynesville Primary School43413.8100.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 middle schools, 1,029 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Brantley County Middle School49313.495.1%Schoolwide program
Atkinson Elementary School27613.9100.0%Schoolwide program
Nahunta Elementary School26012.7100.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 921 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Brantley County High School92115.069.3%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Brantley County

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Brantley County

  1. Georgia districts by spending per studentBrantley County ranks 111 of 169 Georgia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,358).#111 of 169
  2. Every school district in GeorgiaBrantley County is the number 98 by size of 227 Georgia districts, with 3,403 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#98 of 227
  3. Haralson CountyThe next larger Georgia district: 3,429 students in fall 2022, $14,954 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,954
  4. McDuffie CountyThe next smaller Georgia district: 3,272 students in fall 2022, $15,648 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,648
  5. Compare Brantley County with Haralson CountyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Brantley County High School, its largest high school921 students in 2024-25, 15.0 per teacher.921
  7. Teacher salary spending across GeorgiaBrantley County spent $58,507 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,911); spending, not a salary.$58,507
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Brantley County

  1. How many schools and students are in Brantley County?
    7 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high), enrolling 3,375 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Brantley County spend per student?
    $13,358 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Georgia median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,981 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,071 per student, up 5.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Brantley County's money come from?
    $53,144,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 59.9% state, 18.6% local and 21.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Brantley County live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 630 of the 3,218 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 19.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Brantley County spend on teacher salaries?
    $14,299,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,202 per student. Divided by the 244 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $58,507 per teacher, more than 33 in 100 Georgia districts (state median $60,911). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Georgia teacher salary at $61,249 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Brantley County do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Brantley County scored proficient or above: 42% in reading and 50% in math, against 39.6% in reading and 37.4% in math across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Brantley County?
    95% of the 209 students in Brantley County's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Brantley County's NCES district ID?
    1300480. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25