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Jefferson, Georgia - 4 schools
An equity score of 10/100 ranks Jefferson City #215 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,478 per pupil, Jefferson City ranks #207 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,166
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,478
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jefferson City operates 4 public schools serving 4,166 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Jackson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,478 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 22 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Georgia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.9% local, 42.9% state, and 10.2% 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 10/100, ranked #215 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 591.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.7% White, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jefferson High School, with a diversity index of 45.6/100.
Its largest campus is Jefferson High School, enrolling 1,339 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Jefferson High School accounts for 31.2% of all Jefferson City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jefferson City-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.
Jefferson City student-counselor ratio is 591:1 — 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.
Jefferson City chronic absenteeism rate is 19.4% — 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 Jefferson City is typically wider than the Jefferson City-aggregate figure suggests.
Jefferson City has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,166 students.
How much does Jefferson City spend per student?
Jefferson City spends $10,478 per student. The district has an equity score of 10/100, ranking #215 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Jefferson City?
Jefferson City students are 74.7% White, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% African American, 2.5% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jefferson City?
Jefferson City has an equity score of 10/100, ranking #215 out of 216 districts in Georgia.