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Newnan, Georgia - 29 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Coweta County #189 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,662 per pupil, Coweta County ranks #149 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
23,200
Total Enrollment
29
Schools
$12,662
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Coweta County operates 29 public schools serving 23,200 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 19 combined, 7 middle, 3 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 Coweta County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,662 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 49.4% local, 37.9% state, and 12.7% 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 27/100, ranked #189 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 3 of 29 schools offering Advanced Placement (37 AP courses district-wide), a 459.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.3% White, 24.8% African American, 13.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Newnan Crossing Elementary School, with a diversity index of 74.3/100.
Its largest campus is East Coweta High School, enrolling 3,001 students (13% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Glanton Elementary, at 271 students, a 11x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Coweta County school enrollment varies 11× across entities
Coweta County school enrollment ranges from 271 students (lowest) to 3,001 students (highest), a spread of 2,730 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.
Coweta County student-counselor ratio is 460:1 — 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.
Coweta County chronic absenteeism rate is 19.4% — 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 Coweta County is typically wider than the Coweta County-aggregate figure suggests.
Coweta County has 29 schools, including 3 high, 19 combined, 7 middle. Total enrollment is 23,200 students.
How much does Coweta County spend per student?
Coweta County spends $12,662 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #189 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Coweta County?
Coweta County students are 53.3% White, 24.8% African American, 13.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Asian, averaged across 29 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Coweta County?
Coweta County has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #189 out of 216 districts in Georgia.