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Commerce, Georgia - 4 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Commerce City #169 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,175 per pupil, Commerce City ranks #123 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,785
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,175
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Commerce City operates 4 public schools serving 1,785 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 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 Jackson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,175 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 37.7% local, 48.1% state, and 14.2% 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 33/100, ranked #169 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 659.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.7% White, 18.5% Hispanic or Latino, 10.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Commerce Elementary School, with a diversity index of 56.8/100.
Its largest campus is Commerce Middle School, enrolling 579 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Commerce Middle School accounts for 30.5% of all Commerce City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Commerce City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Commerce City student-counselor ratio is 659:1 — 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.
Commerce City chronic absenteeism rate is 20.4% — 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 Commerce City is typically wider than the Commerce City-aggregate figure suggests.
Commerce City has 4 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,785 students.
How much does Commerce City spend per student?
Commerce City spends $13,175 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #169 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Commerce City?
Commerce City students are 62.7% White, 18.5% Hispanic or Latino, 10.9% African American, 1.9% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Commerce City?
Commerce City has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #169 out of 216 districts in Georgia.