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Franklin, Georgia - 6 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Heard County #173 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,727 per pupil, Heard County ranks #143 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,195
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$12,727
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Heard County operates 6 public schools serving 2,195 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Heard County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,727 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 45.3% local, 39.1% state, and 15.6% 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 32/100, ranked #173 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.
a 616.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.6% White, 5.6% African American, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Heard Elementary School, with a diversity index of 33.6/100.
Its largest campus is Heard Elementary School, enrolling 722 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Arrow Academy Alternative School, at 18 students, a 40x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Heard Elementary School accounts for 32.3% of all Heard County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Heard County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Heard County school enrollment varies 40× across entities
Heard County school enrollment ranges from 18 students (lowest) to 722 students (highest), a spread of 704 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.
Heard County student-counselor ratio is 617:1 — 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.
Heard County chronic absenteeism rate is 19.1% — 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 Heard County is typically wider than the Heard County-aggregate figure suggests.
Heard County has 6 schools, including 4 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,195 students.
How much does Heard County spend per student?
Heard County spends $12,727 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #173 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Heard County?
Heard County students are 84.6% White, 5.6% African American, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Heard County?
Heard County has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #173 out of 216 districts in Georgia.