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Moultrie, Georgia - 13 schools
An equity score of 76/100 ranks Colquitt County #19 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,011 per pupil, Colquitt County ranks #80 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,830
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$14,011
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Colquitt County operates 13 public schools serving 8,830 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Colquitt County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,011 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Georgia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 21.3% local, 54.7% state, and 24.0% 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 76/100, ranked #19 of 216 in Georgia against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 440.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 36.9% White, 32.7% Hispanic or Latino, 25.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sunset Elementary School, with a diversity index of 69.2/100.
Its largest campus is Colquitt County High School, enrolling 1,932 students (22% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hamilton Elementary School, at 220 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Colquitt County High School accounts for 21.9% of all Colquitt County student enrollment
That concentration means Colquitt 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.
Colquitt County school enrollment varies 8.8× across entities
Colquitt County school enrollment ranges from 220 students (lowest) to 1,932 students (highest), a spread of 1,712 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Colquitt County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 92.7% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Colquitt County student-counselor ratio is 441:1 — 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.
Colquitt County chronic absenteeism rate is 26.6% — 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 Colquitt County is typically wider than the Colquitt County-aggregate figure suggests.
Colquitt County has 13 schools, including 1 high, 11 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 8,830 students.
How much does Colquitt County spend per student?
Colquitt County spends $14,011 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #19 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Colquitt County?
Colquitt County students are 36.9% White, 32.7% Hispanic or Latino, 25.7% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Colquitt County?
Colquitt County has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #19 out of 216 districts in Georgia.