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Jasper, Georgia - 6 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Pickens County #125 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,194 per pupil, Pickens County ranks #72 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,124
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$14,194
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pickens County operates 6 public schools serving 4,124 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Pickens County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,194 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 50.4% local, 36.3% state, and 13.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 45/100, ranked #125 of 216 in Georgia against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 473.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.3% White, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Harmony Elementary School, with a diversity index of 26.8/100.
Its largest campus is Pickens County High School, enrolling 1,219 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Pickens County High School accounts for 29.6% of all Pickens County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pickens 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.
Pickens County school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities
Pickens County school enrollment ranges from 429 students (lowest) to 1,219 students (highest), a spread of 790 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.
Pickens County student-counselor ratio is 473:1 — 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.
Pickens County chronic absenteeism rate is 26.8% — 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 Pickens County is typically wider than the Pickens County-aggregate figure suggests.
Pickens County has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,124 students.
How much does Pickens County spend per student?
Pickens County spends $14,194 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #125 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Pickens County?
Pickens County students are 88.3% White, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pickens County?
Pickens County has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #125 out of 216 districts in Georgia.