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Gainesville, Georgia - 37 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Hall County #188 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,147 per pupil, Hall County ranks #176 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
27,328
Total Enrollment
37
Schools
$12,147
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hall County operates 37 public schools serving 27,328 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 21 combined, 8 high, 8 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 $12,147 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 42.4% local, 42.9% 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 27/100, ranked #188 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 8 of 37 schools offering Advanced Placement (100 AP courses district-wide), a 555.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.5% Hispanic or Latino, 39.4% White, 4.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Flowery Branch Elementary School, with a diversity index of 66.7/100.
Its largest campus is Johnson High School, enrolling 1,318 students (5% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is The Foundry, at 28 students, a 47x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hall County school enrollment varies 47× across entities
Hall County school enrollment ranges from 28 students (lowest) to 1,318 students (highest), a spread of 1,290 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Hall County student-counselor ratio is 556:1 — 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.
Hall County chronic absenteeism rate is 25.4% — 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 Hall County is typically wider than the Hall County-aggregate figure suggests.
Hall County has 37 schools, including 8 high, 8 middle, 21 combined. Total enrollment is 27,328 students.
How much does Hall County spend per student?
Hall County spends $12,147 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #188 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Hall County?
Hall County students are 51.5% Hispanic or Latino, 39.4% White, 4.6% African American, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 37 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hall County?
Hall County has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #188 out of 216 districts in Georgia.