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Watkinsville, Georgia - 11 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Oconee County #201 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,221 per pupil, Oconee County ranks #196 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,531
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$11,221
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Oconee County operates 11 public schools serving 8,531 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 2 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary 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 Oconee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,221 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 48.5% local, 44.3% state, and 7.2% 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 23/100, ranked #201 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 2 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (37 AP courses district-wide), a 467.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.1% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Malcom Bridge Elementary School, with a diversity index of 58.6/100.
Its largest campus is North Oconee High School, enrolling 1,432 students (18% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Oconee County Primary School, at 404 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
North Oconee High School accounts for 16.8% of all Oconee County student enrollment
That concentration means Oconee 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.
Oconee County school enrollment varies 3.5× across entities
Oconee County school enrollment ranges from 404 students (lowest) to 1,432 students (highest), a spread of 1,028 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.
Oconee County student-counselor ratio is 468:1 — 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.
Oconee County chronic absenteeism rate is 16.8% — 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 Oconee County is typically wider than the Oconee County-aggregate figure suggests.
Oconee County has 11 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 5 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 8,531 students.
How much does Oconee County spend per student?
Oconee County spends $11,221 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #201 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Oconee County?
Oconee County students are 77.1% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% Asian, 3.3% African American, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Oconee County?
Oconee County has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #201 out of 216 districts in Georgia.