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Covington, Georgia - 22 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Newton County #140 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,013 per pupil, Newton County ranks #112 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Newton County operates 22 public schools serving 18,661 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 13 combined, 5 middle, 3 high, 1 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Newton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,013 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 35.3% local, 48.6% state, and 16.2% 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 40/100, ranked #140 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 3 of 22 schools offering Advanced Placement (50 AP courses district-wide), a 474.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.5% African American, 20.6% White, 12.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is East Newton Elementary School, with a diversity index of 65.2/100.
Its largest campus is Newton High School, enrolling 2,499 students (13% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Livingston Elementary School, at 357 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Newton County school enrollment ranges from 357 students (lowest) to 2,499 students (highest), a spread of 2,142 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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 Newton County is typically wider than the Newton County-aggregate figure suggests.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 22 schools in Newton County.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Newton County's schools, about the same as the Georgia average of 50.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Georgia districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette County | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Carroll County | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Bibb County | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Rockdale County | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Barrow County | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Newton County's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Gwinnett County →Newton County has 22 schools, including 3 high, 1 elementary, 13 combined, 5 middle. Total enrollment is 18,661 students.
Newton County spends $14,013 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #140 in Georgia.
Newton County students are 60.5% African American, 20.6% White, 12.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 22 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Newton County has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #140 out of 216 districts in Georgia.
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