An equity score of 54/100 ranks Elbert County #91 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,402 per pupil, Elbert County ranks #93 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,066
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,402
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Elbert County operates 5 public schools serving 3,066 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined 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 Elbert County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,402 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 29.9% local, 48.5% state, and 21.6% 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 54/100, ranked #91 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 620.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 44.0% White, 37.1% African American, 12.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Paul J. Blackwell Learning Center, with a diversity index of 66.6/100.
Its largest campus is Elbert County High School, enrolling 916 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Paul J. Blackwell Learning Center, at 161 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Elbert County High School accounts for 29.9% of all Elbert County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Elbert County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Elbert County school enrollment varies 5.7× across entities
Elbert County school enrollment ranges from 161 students (lowest) to 916 students (highest), a spread of 755 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.
Elbert County reports 74.3% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Elbert County student-counselor ratio is 620:1 — 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.
Elbert County chronic absenteeism rate is 25.6% — 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 Elbert County is typically wider than the Elbert County-aggregate figure suggests.
Elbert County has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,066 students.
How much does Elbert County spend per student?
Elbert County spends $14,402 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #91 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Elbert County?
Elbert County students are 44.0% White, 37.1% African American, 12.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Elbert County?
Elbert County has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #91 out of 216 districts in Georgia.