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Adel, Georgia - 4 schools
An equity score of 64/100 ranks Cook County #64 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,197 per pupil, Cook County ranks #119 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,096
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,197
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cook County operates 4 public schools serving 3,096 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Cook County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,197 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 26.0% local, 52.3% state, and 21.7% 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 64/100, ranked #64 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 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 495.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.7% White, 32.8% African American, 13.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cook Primary School, with a diversity index of 68.5/100.
Its largest campus is Cook High School, enrolling 895 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Cook High School accounts for 28.9% of all Cook County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cook 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.
Cook County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 74.9% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Cook County student-counselor ratio is 495:1 — 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.
Cook County chronic absenteeism rate is 22.1% — 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 Cook County is typically wider than the Cook County-aggregate figure suggests.
Cook County has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,096 students.
How much does Cook County spend per student?
Cook County spends $13,197 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #64 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Cook County?
Cook County students are 45.7% White, 32.8% African American, 13.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cook County?
Cook County has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #64 out of 216 districts in Georgia.