Crisp County
Public school district · Crisp County · Georgia · NCES district ID 1301560
Crisp County spent $15,093 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 76% of the other Georgia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,981). Its 5 schools enrolled 3,311 students in 2024-25; 45.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,892 per student, up 11.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 83% (Georgia: 84.4%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Georgia districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Crisp County in enrollment (3,463 to 3,656 students) and Crisp County itself.
Where the money came from
$63,169,000 in revenue: 45.3% state, 32.0% local and 22.6% federal. Total spending including $10,749,000 of capital outlay was $65,341,000, or $18,277 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$28,639,000 45%
- Local$20,235,000 32%
- Federal$14,295,000 23%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 169 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
3,575 students in 2022-23, 3,442 students in 2023-24, 3,311 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 3,575 | 252.4 | 14.2 |
| 2023-24 | 3,442 | 253.1 | 13.6 |
| 2024-25 | 3,311 | 250.0 | 13.2 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$15,663,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,381 per student
Crisp County booked $15,663,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 255 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $61,327 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 52 in 100 Georgia districts with a figure (state median $60,911, 215 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Georgia teacher salary at $61,249 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $11,240,000 | 71.8% |
| Special education | $2,578,000 | 16.5% |
| Vocational | $657,000 | 4.2% |
| Other programs | $1,188,000 | 7.6% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,842 in 2018-19, $4,013 in 2019-20, $4,088 in 2020-21, $4,154 in 2021-22, $4,381 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Crisp County scored proficient or above: 19% in reading and 19% in math, against 39.6% in reading and 37.4% in math across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Georgia | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 19% | 39.6% | 1,807 |
| Math | 19% | 37.4% | 1,838 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
83% of the 289 students in Crisp County's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Georgia | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 83% | 84.4% |
| Students in the class | 289 | 134,822 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
2 elementary schools, 1,403 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crisp County Primary School | 964 | 12.4 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Crisp County Elementary School | 439 | 10.8 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 middle school, 714 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crisp County Middle School | 714 | 12.8 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 high school, 978 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crisp County High School | 978 | 15.6 | 99.6% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 other school, 216 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crisp County Pre-K | 216 | 16.6 | 100.0% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Crisp County
- Website: crisp.k12.ga.us
- Phone: (229) 276-3400
- Office: 201 7th Street South, Cordele, GA 31015
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Crisp County
- Georgia districts by spending per studentCrisp County ranks 42 of 169 Georgia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,093).#42 of 169
- Every school district in GeorgiaCrisp County is the number 93 by size of 227 Georgia districts, with 3,575 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#93 of 227
- Pike CountyThe next larger Georgia district: 3,584 students in fall 2022, $11,753 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,753
- Butts CountyThe next smaller Georgia district: 3,564 students in fall 2022, $13,164 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,164
- Compare Crisp County with Pike CountyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Crisp County High School, its largest high school978 students in 2024-25, 15.6 per teacher.978
- Teacher salary spending across GeorgiaCrisp County spent $61,327 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,911); spending, not a salary.$61,327
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Crisp County
How many schools and students are in Crisp County?
5 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 3,311 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Crisp County spend per student?
$15,093 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Georgia median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,981 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,892 per student, up 11.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Crisp County's money come from?
$63,169,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 45.3% state, 32.0% local and 22.6% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Crisp County live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 1,043 of the 3,314 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 31.5%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Crisp County spend on teacher salaries?
$15,663,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,381 per student. Divided by the 255 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $61,327 per teacher, more than 52 in 100 Georgia districts (state median $60,911). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Georgia teacher salary at $61,249 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Crisp County do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Crisp County scored proficient or above: 19% in reading and 19% in math, against 39.6% in reading and 37.4% in math across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Crisp County?
83% of the 289 students in Crisp County's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Crisp County's NCES district ID?
1301560. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25