Muscogee County
Public school district · Muscogee County · Georgia · NCES district ID 1303870
Muscogee County spent $13,792 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 55% of the other Georgia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,981). Its 51 schools enrolled 28,573 students in 2024-25; 40.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,412 per student, up 11.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (Georgia: 84.4%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Georgia districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Muscogee County in enrollment (21,392 to 36,326 students) and Muscogee County itself.
Where the money came from
$488,753,000 in revenue: 40.5% state, 41.4% local and 18.2% federal. Total spending including $58,127,000 of capital outlay was $472,552,000, or $15,848 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$197,811,000 40%
- Local$202,117,000 41%
- Federal$88,825,000 18%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 169 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
29,818 students in 2022-23, 29,698 students in 2023-24, 28,573 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 29,818 | 1972.2 | 15.1 |
| 2023-24 | 29,698 | 1992.2 | 14.9 |
| 2024-25 | 28,573 | 1999.6 | 14.3 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$123,036,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,126 per student
Muscogee County booked $123,036,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2,006 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $61,334 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 52 in 100 Georgia districts with a figure (state median $60,911, 215 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Georgia teacher salary at $61,249 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $90,560,000 | 73.6% |
| Special education | $25,981,000 | 21.1% |
| Vocational | $3,090,000 | 2.5% |
| Other programs | $3,405,000 | 2.8% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,631 in 2018-19, $3,807 in 2019-20, $3,882 in 2020-21, $3,975 in 2021-22, $4,126 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Muscogee County scored proficient or above: 31% in reading and 24% in math, against 39.6% in reading and 37.4% in math across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Georgia | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 31% | 39.6% | 15,288 |
| Math | 24% | 37.4% | 15,609 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
94% of the 1,896 students in Muscogee County's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Georgia | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 94% | 84.4% |
| Students in the class | 1,896 | 134,822 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
30 elementary schools, 13,214 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Columbus Elementary | 737 | 16.0 | 80.5% | Not Title I |
| Mathews Elementary School | 702 | 16.0 | 17.9% | Not Title I |
| Eagle Ridge Academy | 658 | 13.7 | 75.7% | Not Title I |
| Midland Academy | 622 | 16.2 | 88.6% | Not Title I |
| Clubview Elementary School | 566 | 14.9 | 65.7% | Not Title I |
| Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy | 552 | 17.8 | 14.3% | Not Title I |
| Waddell Elementary School | 520 | 16.5 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School | 487 | 14.8 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Double Churches Elementary School | 472 | 17.2 | 76.7% | Not Title I |
| River Road Elementary School | 454 | 13.8 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Blanchard Elementary School | 451 | 14.5 | 82.5% | Not Title I |
| Gentian Elementary School | 442 | 11.3 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
The other 18 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigdon Road Elementary School | 437 | 13.9 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Allen Elementary School | 436 | 14.1 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Dorothy Height Elementary School | 419 | 11.2 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Lonnie Jackson Academy | 395 | 14.9 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Georgetown Elementary School | 394 | 14.3 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Reese Road Leadership Academy | 387 | 13.6 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Davis Elementary School | 387 | 13.1 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Fox Elementary School | 383 | 13.7 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy | 382 | 15.0 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Brewer Elementary School | 367 | 10.2 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Dimon Elementary | 358 | 12.3 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Wesley Heights Elementary School | 349 | 13.2 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Johnson Elementary School | 336 | 11.0 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Wynnton Elementary School | 332 | 11.6 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| South Columbus Elementary School | 326 | 16.1 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Hannan Elementary | 322 | 10.6 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Forrest Road Elementary School | 278 | 15.9 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Key Elementary School | 263 | 11.5 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
12 middle schools, 6,361 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richards Middle School | 799 | 17.2 | 85.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Veterans Memorial Middle School | 681 | 15.8 | 75.9% | Not Title I |
| Baker Middle School | 631 | 15.6 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Arnold Middle School | 582 | 15.6 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Aaron Cohn Middle School | 525 | 16.7 | 53.3% | Not Title I |
| Rothschild Leadership Academy School | 498 | 14.0 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Blackmon Road Middle School | 478 | 10.3 | 78.7% | Not Title I |
| Midland Middle School | 455 | 13.8 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Eddy Middle School | 448 | 14.3 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Fort Middle School | 440 | 13.5 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Double Churches Middle School | 429 | 12.0 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| East Columbus Magnet Academy | 395 | 12.6 | 97.5% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
9 high schools, 8,998 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northside High School | 1,405 | 15.6 | 55.2% | Not Title I |
| Shaw High School | 1,162 | 14.6 | 81.0% | Not Title I |
| Columbus High School | 1,161 | 19.0 | 18.3% | Not Title I |
| Hardaway High School | 1,067 | 13.3 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Jordan Vocational High School | 1,040 | 12.6 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Spencer High School | 1,016 | 15.8 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Carver High School | 887 | 14.4 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Kendrick High School | 840 | 14.9 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Rainey McCullers School of the Arts | 420 | 12.7 | 60.0% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
2 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
St. Marys Video and Communication Technology
Elementary school in Columbus; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 450 students; 19.6 students per teacher.
Dawson Elementary School
School in Columbus; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 309 students; 16.6 students per teacher.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Muscogee County
- Phone: (706) 748-2000
- Office: 2960 Macon Road, Columbus, GA 31906
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Muscogee County
- Georgia districts by spending per studentMuscogee County ranks 94 of 169 Georgia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,792).#94 of 169
- Every school district in GeorgiaMuscogee County is the number 13 by size of 227 Georgia districts, with 29,818 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#13 of 227
- Houston CountyThe next larger Georgia district: 30,631 students in fall 2022, $13,044 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,044
- Richmond CountyThe next smaller Georgia district: 29,589 students in fall 2022, $13,883 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,883
- Compare Muscogee County with Houston CountyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Northside High School, its largest high school1,405 students in 2024-25, 15.6 per teacher.1,405
- Teacher salary spending across GeorgiaMuscogee County spent $61,334 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,911); spending, not a salary.$61,334
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Muscogee County
How many schools and students are in Muscogee County?
51 schools were open in 2024-25 (30 elementary, 12 middle, 9 high), enrolling 28,573 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Muscogee County spend per student?
$13,792 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Georgia median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,981 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,412 per student, up 11.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Muscogee County's money come from?
$488,753,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 40.5% state, 41.4% local and 18.2% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Muscogee County live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 6,926 of the 35,103 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 19.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Muscogee County spend on teacher salaries?
$123,036,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,126 per student. Divided by the 2,006 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $61,334 per teacher, more than 52 in 100 Georgia districts (state median $60,911). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Georgia teacher salary at $61,249 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Muscogee County do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Muscogee County scored proficient or above: 31% in reading and 24% in math, against 39.6% in reading and 37.4% in math across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Muscogee County?
94% of the 1,896 students in Muscogee County's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Muscogee County's NCES district ID?
1303870. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25