An equity score of 34/100 ranks Lowndes County #162 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,014 per pupil, Lowndes County ranks #191 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,728
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$12,014
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lowndes County operates 11 public schools serving 10,728 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 combined, 3 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Lowndes County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,014 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 35.0% local, 48.3% state, and 16.7% 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 34/100, ranked #162 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 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 610.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.0% White, 23.6% African American, 14.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dewar Elementary, with a diversity index of 69.7/100.
Its largest campus is Lowndes High School, enrolling 3,152 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Moulton-Branch Elementary School, at 594 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lowndes High School accounts for 29.4% of all Lowndes County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lowndes County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Lowndes County school enrollment varies 5.3× across entities
Lowndes County school enrollment ranges from 594 students (lowest) to 3,152 students (highest), a spread of 2,558 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Lowndes County student-counselor ratio is 611:1 — 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.
Lowndes County chronic absenteeism rate is 13.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Lowndes County has 11 schools, including 1 high, 7 combined, 3 middle. Total enrollment is 10,728 students.
How much does Lowndes County spend per student?
Lowndes County spends $12,014 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #162 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Lowndes County?
Lowndes County students are 54.0% White, 23.6% African American, 14.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lowndes County?
Lowndes County has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #162 out of 216 districts in Georgia.