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Ludowici, Georgia - 4 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Long County #181 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,423 per pupil, Long County ranks #208 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,343
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,423
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Long County operates 4 public schools serving 4,343 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 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 Long County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,423 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 18.6% local, 59.9% state, and 21.5% 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 29/100, ranked #181 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 682.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 41.6% White, 27.4% African American, 19.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Long County High School, with a diversity index of 71.2/100.
Its largest campus is Long County High School, enrolling 1,353 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Long County High School accounts for 31.2% of all Long County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Long 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.
Long County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.5% 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). 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.
Long County student-counselor ratio is 683:1 — 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.
Long County chronic absenteeism rate is 30.6% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Long County has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,343 students.
How much does Long County spend per student?
Long County spends $10,423 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #181 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Long County?
Long County students are 41.6% White, 27.4% African American, 19.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Long County?
Long County has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #181 out of 216 districts in Georgia.