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Claxton, Georgia - 4 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Evans County #74 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,593 per pupil, Evans County ranks #58 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,818
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,593
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Evans County operates 4 public schools serving 1,818 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Evans County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,593 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 24.5% local, 52.6% state, and 22.9% 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 60/100, ranked #74 of 216 in Georgia against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 235:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 57.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 38.9% African American, 27.7% White, 25.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Claxton Middle School, with a diversity index of 70.3/100.
Its largest campus is Claxton Elementary School, enrolling 831 students (48% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Second Chance, at 55 students, a 15x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Claxton Elementary School accounts for 45.7% of all Evans County student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Evans County a distant remainder — means Evans 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.
Evans County school enrollment varies 15× across entities
Evans County school enrollment ranges from 55 students (lowest) to 831 students (highest), a spread of 776 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Evans County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 97.1% 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.
Evans County student-counselor ratio is 235:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Evans County chronic absenteeism rate is 57.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Evans County has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,818 students.
How much does Evans County spend per student?
Evans County spends $14,593 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #74 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Evans County?
Evans County students are 38.9% African American, 27.7% White, 25.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Evans County?
Evans County has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #74 out of 216 districts in Georgia.