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Buford, Georgia - 5 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks Buford City #212 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,863 per pupil, Buford City ranks #133 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,847
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,863
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Buford City operates 5 public schools serving 5,847 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Gwinnett County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,863 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 56.3% local, 34.1% state, and 9.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 17/100, ranked #212 of 216 in Georgia against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 682.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.5% White, 27.6% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Buford High School, with a diversity index of 70.0/100.
Its largest campus is Buford High School, enrolling 1,966 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Buford Elementary School, at 431 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Buford High School accounts for 32.7% of all Buford City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Buford City-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.
Buford City school enrollment varies 4.6× across entities
Buford City school enrollment ranges from 431 students (lowest) to 1,966 students (highest), a spread of 1,535 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.
Buford City student-counselor ratio is 682:1 — 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.
Buford City chronic absenteeism rate is 9.7% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Buford City has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 5,847 students.
How much does Buford City spend per student?
Buford City spends $12,863 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #212 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Buford City?
Buford City students are 45.5% White, 27.6% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% African American, 10.0% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Buford City?
Buford City has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #212 out of 216 districts in Georgia.