An equity score of 36/100 ranks Butts County #158 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,164 per pupil, Butts County ranks #154 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,564
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$13,164
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Butts County operates 5 public schools serving 3,564 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 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 Butts County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,164 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 39.4% local, 37.3% state, and 23.3% 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 36/100, ranked #158 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.
a 509.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.9% White, 32.5% African American, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jackson Elementary School, with a diversity index of 65.6/100.
Its largest campus is Jackson High School, enrolling 1,060 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Jackson High School accounts for 29.7% of all Butts County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Butts County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Butts County school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Butts County school enrollment ranges from 495 students (lowest) to 1,060 students (highest), a spread of 565 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.
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
Butts County student-counselor ratio is 509:1 — 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.
Butts County chronic absenteeism rate is 31.6% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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.
Butts County has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 3,564 students.
How much does Butts County spend per student?
Butts County spends $13,164 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #158 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Butts County?
Butts County students are 52.9% White, 32.5% African American, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Butts County?
Butts County has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #158 out of 216 districts in Georgia.