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Bainbridge, Georgia - 6 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Decatur County #130 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,496 per pupil, Decatur County ranks #102 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,310
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$13,496
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Decatur County operates 6 public schools serving 4,310 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Decatur County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,496 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Georgia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.3% local, 41.6% state, and 23.0% 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 44/100, ranked #130 of 216 in Georgia against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 410.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.4% African American, 28.3% White, 11.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bainbridge High School, with a diversity index of 63.3/100.
Its largest campus is Bainbridge High School, enrolling 1,192 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is New Beginning Learning Center, at 183 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bainbridge High School accounts for 27.7% of all Decatur County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Decatur 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.
Decatur County school enrollment varies 6.5× across entities
Decatur County school enrollment ranges from 183 students (lowest) to 1,192 students (highest), a spread of 1,009 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.
Decatur County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 100.0% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Decatur County student-counselor ratio is 411:1 — 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.
Decatur County chronic absenteeism rate is 39.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Decatur County has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 4,310 students.
How much does Decatur County spend per student?
Decatur County spends $13,496 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #130 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Decatur County?
Decatur County students are 56.4% African American, 28.3% White, 11.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Decatur County?
Decatur County has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #130 out of 216 districts in Georgia.