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Statenville, Georgia - 2 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Echols County #121 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,668 per pupil, Echols County ranks #148 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Echols County operates 2 public schools serving 891 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high 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 Echols County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,668 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 25.0% local, 51.9% state, and 23.1% 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 47/100, ranked #121 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.
a 458.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.5% Hispanic or Latino, 46.4% White, 2.0% African American across the district's schools.
Echols County Elementary/Middle School accounts for 73.4% of all Echols County student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Echols County a distant remainder — means Echols County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Echols County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 84.6% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants 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.
Echols County student-counselor ratio is 459:1 — 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.
Echols County chronic absenteeism rate is 18.4% — 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 Echols County is typically wider than the Echols County-aggregate figure suggests.
Echols County has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 891 students.
How much does Echols County spend per student?
Echols County spends $12,668 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #121 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Echols County?
Echols County students are 49.5% Hispanic or Latino, 46.4% White, 2.0% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Echols County?
Echols County has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #121 out of 216 districts in Georgia.