Grady County
Public school district · Grady County · Georgia · NCES district ID 1302460
Grady County spent $12,978 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 77% of the other Georgia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,981). Its 6 schools enrolled 4,415 students in 2024-25; 56.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,663 per student, up 5.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 89% (Georgia: 84.4%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Georgia districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Grady County in enrollment (4,113 to 4,693 students) and Grady County itself.
Where the money came from
$68,169,000 in revenue: 56.1% state, 21.6% local and 22.3% federal. Total spending including $2,909,000 of capital outlay was $60,906,000, or $13,827 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$38,212,000 56%
- Local$14,743,000 22%
- Federal$15,214,000 22%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 169 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25
4,405 students in 2022-23, 4,463 students in 2023-24, 4,415 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 4,405 | 322.4 | 13.7 |
| 2023-24 | 4,463 | 327.1 | 13.6 |
| 2024-25 | 4,415 | 307.2 | 14.4 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$19,444,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,414 per student
Grady County booked $19,444,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 326 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $59,608 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 40 in 100 Georgia districts with a figure (state median $60,911, 215 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Georgia teacher salary at $61,249 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $14,364,000 | 73.9% |
| Special education | $2,580,000 | 13.3% |
| Vocational | $908,000 | 4.7% |
| Other programs | $1,592,000 | 8.2% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,652 in 2018-19, $3,841 in 2019-20, $3,970 in 2020-21, $4,004 in 2021-22, $4,414 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Grady County scored proficient or above: 28% in reading and 28% in math, against 39.6% in reading and 37.4% in math across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Georgia | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 28% | 39.6% | 2,269 |
| Math | 28% | 37.4% | 2,353 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
89% of the 289 students in Grady County's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Georgia | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 89% | 84.4% |
| Students in the class | 289 | 134,822 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
4 elementary schools, 2,467 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastside Elementary School | 735 | 13.5 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Southside Elementary School | 610 | 12.4 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Shiver Elementary School | 579 | 14.6 | 92.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Whigham Elementary School | 543 | 14.3 | 79.2% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 middle school, 631 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Middle School | 631 | 13.4 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 high school, 1,317 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo High School | 1,317 | 16.7 | 89.6% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
Northside Elementary School
Elementary school in Cairo; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 344 students; 10.9 students per teacher.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Grady County
- Phone: (229) 377-3701
- Office: 122 Noth Broad Street, Cairo, GA 39828
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Grady County
- Georgia districts by spending per studentGrady County ranks 131 of 169 Georgia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,978).#131 of 169
- Every school district in GeorgiaGrady County is the number 72 by size of 227 Georgia districts, with 4,405 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#72 of 227
- Cartersville CityThe next larger Georgia district: 4,497 students in fall 2022, $13,141 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,141
- Long CountyThe next smaller Georgia district: 4,343 students in fall 2022, $10,699 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,699
- Compare Grady County with Cartersville CityEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Cairo High School, its largest high school1,317 students in 2024-25, 16.7 per teacher.1,317
- Teacher salary spending across GeorgiaGrady County spent $59,608 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,911); spending, not a salary.$59,608
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Grady County
How many schools and students are in Grady County?
6 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 4,415 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Grady County spend per student?
$12,978 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Georgia median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,981 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,663 per student, up 5.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Grady County's money come from?
$68,169,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 56.1% state, 21.6% local and 22.3% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Grady County live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 1,209 of the 4,827 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 25.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Grady County spend on teacher salaries?
$19,444,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,414 per student. Divided by the 326 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $59,608 per teacher, more than 40 in 100 Georgia districts (state median $60,911). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Georgia teacher salary at $61,249 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Grady County do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Grady County scored proficient or above: 28% in reading and 28% in math, against 39.6% in reading and 37.4% in math across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Grady County?
89% of the 289 students in Grady County's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Grady County's NCES district ID?
1302460. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25