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Hartwell, Georgia - 5 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Hart County #199 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,464 per pupil, Hart County ranks #164 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,656
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,464
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hart County operates 5 public schools serving 3,656 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Hart County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,464 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 41.5% local, 38.6% state, and 19.9% 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 24/100, ranked #199 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 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 556.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.1% White, 20.9% African American, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hartwell Elementary School, with a diversity index of 65.0/100.
Its largest campus is Hart County High School, enrolling 1,071 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Hart County High School accounts for 28.6% of all Hart County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hart 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.
Hart County student-counselor ratio is 557:1 — 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.
Hart County chronic absenteeism rate is 15.0% — 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 Hart County is typically wider than the Hart County-aggregate figure suggests.
Hart County has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 3,656 students.
How much does Hart County spend per student?
Hart County spends $12,464 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #199 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Hart County?
Hart County students are 59.1% White, 20.9% African American, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hart County?
Hart County has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #199 out of 216 districts in Georgia.