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Elberton, Georgia - 5 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Elbert County #82 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,087 per pupil, Elbert County ranks #77 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,066
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,087
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 $14,087 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 57/100, ranked #82 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 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.
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 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 78.0% 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). 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.
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 $14,087 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #82 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 57/100, ranking #82 out of 216 districts in Georgia.