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Hazlehurst, Georgia - 4 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Jeff Davis County #148 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,889 per pupil, Jeff Davis County ranks #182 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,075
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,889
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jeff Davis County operates 4 public schools serving 3,075 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 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 Jeff Davis County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,889 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 24.0% local, 57.4% state, and 18.6% 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 38/100, ranked #148 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 510.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.5% White, 23.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jeff Davis Elementary School, with a diversity index of 61.8/100.
Its largest campus is Jeff Davis Primary School, enrolling 853 students (28% of the district's total enrollment).
Jeff Davis Primary School accounts for 27.7% of all Jeff Davis County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jeff Davis 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.
Jeff Davis County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 71.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Jeff Davis County student-counselor ratio is 511:1 — 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.
Jeff Davis County chronic absenteeism rate is 27.3% — 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 Jeff Davis County is typically wider than the Jeff Davis County-aggregate figure suggests.
Jeff Davis County has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,075 students.
How much does Jeff Davis County spend per student?
Jeff Davis County spends $11,889 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #148 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Jeff Davis County?
Jeff Davis County students are 56.5% White, 23.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jeff Davis County?
Jeff Davis County has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #148 out of 216 districts in Georgia.