An equity score of 78/100 ranks Hancock County #17 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,667 per pupil, Hancock County ranks #2 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
703
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$25,667
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hancock County operates 3 public schools serving 703 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Hancock County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,667 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 22 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Georgia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.2% local, 29.0% state, and 28.8% 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 78/100, ranked #17 of 216 in Georgia against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 190.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 45.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.7% African American, 2.6% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lewis Elementary School, with a diversity index of 14.7/100.
Its largest campus is Lewis Elementary School, enrolling 293 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Lewis Elementary School accounts for 41.7% of all Hancock County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hancock County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Hancock County reports 100.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
Hancock County student-counselor ratio is 191:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Hancock County chronic absenteeism rate is 45.7% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Hancock County has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 703 students.
How much does Hancock County spend per student?
Hancock County spends $25,667 per student. The district has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #17 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Hancock County?
Hancock County students are 93.7% African American, 2.6% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hancock County?
Hancock County has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #17 out of 216 districts in Georgia.