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Dahlonega, Georgia - 5 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Lumpkin County #162 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,556 per pupil, Lumpkin County ranks #99 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,749
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$13,556
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lumpkin County operates 5 public schools serving 3,749 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Lumpkin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,556 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Georgia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 43.4% local, 42.4% state, and 14.2% 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 35/100, 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 404.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.7% White, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Blackburn Elementary School, with a diversity index of 28.6/100.
Its largest campus is Lumpkin County High School, enrolling 1,125 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Lumpkin County High School accounts for 30.0% of all Lumpkin County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lumpkin 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.
Lumpkin County school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities
Lumpkin County school enrollment ranges from 403 students (lowest) to 1,125 students (highest), a spread of 722 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.
Lumpkin County student-counselor ratio is 405:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Lumpkin County chronic absenteeism rate is 17.9% — 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 Lumpkin County is typically wider than the Lumpkin County-aggregate figure suggests.
Lumpkin County has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,749 students.
How much does Lumpkin County spend per student?
Lumpkin County spends $13,556 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #162 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Lumpkin County?
Lumpkin County students are 85.7% White, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lumpkin County?
Lumpkin County has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #162 out of 216 districts in Georgia.