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Carnesville, Georgia - 5 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Franklin County #168 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,631 per pupil, Franklin County ranks #150 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,619
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,631
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Franklin County operates 5 public schools serving 3,619 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Franklin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,631 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 44.0% local, 41.3% state, and 14.7% 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 33/100, ranked #168 of 216 in Georgia against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 495.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.5% White, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 11.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lavonia Elementary School, with a diversity index of 56.1/100.
Its largest campus is Franklin County High School, enrolling 1,043 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Franklin County High School accounts for 28.8% of all Franklin County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Franklin 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.
Franklin County school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
Franklin County school enrollment ranges from 517 students (lowest) to 1,043 students (highest), a spread of 526 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.
Franklin County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.1% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility 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.
Franklin County student-counselor ratio is 496:1 — 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.
Franklin County chronic absenteeism rate is 39.4% — 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.
Franklin County has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,619 students.
How much does Franklin County spend per student?
Franklin County spends $12,631 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #168 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Franklin County?
Franklin County students are 69.5% White, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 11.0% African American, 2.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Franklin County?
Franklin County has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #168 out of 216 districts in Georgia.