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Brunswick, Georgia - 17 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Glynn County #128 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,446 per pupil, Glynn County ranks #104 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
12,844
Total Enrollment
17
Schools
$13,446
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Glynn County operates 17 public schools serving 12,844 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 combined, 4 middle, 2 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 Glynn County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,446 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 56.2% local, 28.9% state, and 14.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 44/100, ranked #128 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 2 of 17 schools offering Advanced Placement (51 AP courses district-wide), a 525:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 33.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 41.0% White, 34.1% African American, 18.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Glyndale Elementary School, with a diversity index of 71.3/100.
Brunswick High School accounts for 15.2% of all Glynn County student enrollment
That concentration means Glynn 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.
Glynn County school enrollment varies 85× across entities
Glynn County school enrollment ranges from 23 students (lowest) to 1,951 students (highest), a spread of 1,928 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Glynn County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 59.1% 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.
Glynn County student-counselor ratio is 525:1 — 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.
Glynn County chronic absenteeism rate is 33.2% — 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.
Glynn County has 17 schools, including 2 high, 4 middle, 11 combined. Total enrollment is 12,844 students.
How much does Glynn County spend per student?
Glynn County spends $13,446 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #128 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Glynn County?
Glynn County students are 41.0% White, 34.1% African American, 18.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 17 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Glynn County?
Glynn County has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #128 out of 216 districts in Georgia.