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Evans, Georgia - 30 schools
An equity score of 15/100 ranks Columbia County #213 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,434 per pupil, Columbia County ranks #194 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
29,025
Total Enrollment
30
Schools
$11,434
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Columbia County operates 30 public schools serving 29,025 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 17 combined, 8 middle, 5 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Columbia County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,434 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 43.9% local, 45.4% state, and 10.7% 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 15/100, ranked #213 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 5 of 30 schools offering Advanced Placement (102 AP courses district-wide), a 482.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.3% White, 21.0% African American, 12.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Grovetown Elementary School, with a diversity index of 72.4/100.
Its largest campus is Grovetown High School, enrolling 2,256 students (8% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is South Columbia Elementary School, at 456 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Columbia County school enrollment varies 4.9× across entities
Columbia County school enrollment ranges from 456 students (lowest) to 2,256 students (highest), a spread of 1,800 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.
Columbia County student-counselor ratio is 482:1 — 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.
Columbia County chronic absenteeism rate is 21.0% — 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 Columbia County is typically wider than the Columbia County-aggregate figure suggests.
Columbia County has 30 schools, including 5 high, 8 middle, 17 combined. Total enrollment is 29,025 students.
How much does Columbia County spend per student?
Columbia County spends $11,434 per student. The district has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #213 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Columbia County?
Columbia County students are 53.3% White, 21.0% African American, 12.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% Asian, averaged across 30 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Columbia County?
Columbia County has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #213 out of 216 districts in Georgia.