An equity score of 34/100 ranks Gainesville City #163 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,128 per pupil, Gainesville City ranks #107 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,974
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$14,128
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gainesville City operates 9 public schools serving 7,974 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Hall County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,128 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 42.6% local, 39.0% state, and 18.3% 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 34/100, ranked #163 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 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 593.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% African American, 12.9% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy, with a diversity index of 68.4/100.
Its largest campus is Gainesville High School, enrolling 2,077 students (26% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Gainesville Exploration Academy, at 536 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Gainesville High School accounts for 25.9% of all Gainesville City student enrollment
That concentration means Gainesville City-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.
Gainesville City school enrollment varies 3.9× across entities
Gainesville City school enrollment ranges from 536 students (lowest) to 2,077 students (highest), a spread of 1,541 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.
Gainesville City reports 57.9% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.
Gainesville City student-counselor ratio is 594:1 — 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.
Gainesville City chronic absenteeism rate is 25.5% — 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 Gainesville City is typically wider than the Gainesville City-aggregate figure suggests.
Gainesville City has 9 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 6 combined. Total enrollment is 7,974 students.
How much does Gainesville City spend per student?
Gainesville City spends $14,128 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #163 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Gainesville City?
Gainesville City students are 62.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% African American, 12.9% White, 2.2% Asian, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gainesville City?
Gainesville City has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #163 out of 216 districts in Georgia.