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Jackson, Georgia - 5 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Butts County #163 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,412 per pupil, Butts County ranks #166 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,564
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,412
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 $12,412 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 35/100, ranked #163 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 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.
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.
Butts County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 83.2% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
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 $12,412 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #163 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 35/100, ranking #163 out of 216 districts in Georgia.