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Clarkesville, Georgia - 14 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Habersham County #105 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,229 per pupil, Habersham County ranks #68 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,204
Total Enrollment
14
Schools
$14,229
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Habersham County operates 14 public schools serving 7,204 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 combined, 3 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 Habersham County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,229 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 37.8% local, 48.0% state, and 14.2% 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 52/100, ranked #105 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 14 schools offering Advanced Placement (19 AP courses district-wide), a 441.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.8% White, 32.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hilliard a. Wilbanks Middle School, with a diversity index of 59.9/100.
Its largest campus is Habersham Central High School, enrolling 1,611 students (22% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Habersham Success Academy, at 75 students, a 21x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Habersham Central High School accounts for 22.2% of all Habersham County student enrollment
That concentration means Habersham 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.
Habersham County school enrollment varies 21× across entities
Habersham County school enrollment ranges from 75 students (lowest) to 1,611 students (highest), a spread of 1,536 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Habersham County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.8% 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.
Habersham County student-counselor ratio is 442:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Habersham County chronic absenteeism rate is 19.8% — 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 Habersham County is typically wider than the Habersham County-aggregate figure suggests.
Habersham County has 14 schools, including 2 high, 9 combined, 3 middle. Total enrollment is 7,204 students.
How much does Habersham County spend per student?
Habersham County spends $14,229 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #105 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Habersham County?
Habersham County students are 58.8% White, 32.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 14 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Habersham County?
Habersham County has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #105 out of 216 districts in Georgia.