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Perry, Georgia - 37 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Houston County #117 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,206 per pupil, Houston County ranks #117 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Houston County operates 37 public schools serving 30,631 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 19 combined, 8 middle, 5 high, 5 elementary 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 Houston County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,206 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 32.4% local, 52.2% state, and 15.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 47/100, ranked #117 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 5 of 37 schools offering Advanced Placement (79 AP courses district-wide), a 499.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.3% African American, 34.8% White, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lake Joy Primary School, with a diversity index of 74.8/100.
Its largest campus is Houston County High School, enrolling 2,051 students (7% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lindsey Elementary School, at 16 students, a 128x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Houston County school enrollment ranges from 16 students (lowest) to 2,051 students (highest), a spread of 2,035 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
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.
Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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 Houston County is typically wider than the Houston County-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 37 schools in Houston County.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Houston County's schools, above the Georgia average of 50.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Georgia districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muscogee County | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Paulding County | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Richmond County | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Columbia County | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Hall County | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Houston County's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Gwinnett County →Houston County has 37 schools, including 5 high, 8 middle, 19 combined, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 30,631 students.
Houston County spends $13,206 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #117 in Georgia.
Houston County students are 42.3% African American, 34.8% White, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Asian, averaged across 37 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Houston County has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #117 out of 216 districts in Georgia.
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