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Zebulon, Georgia - 5 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Pike County #202 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,738 per pupil, Pike County ranks #205 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,584
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$10,738
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pike County operates 5 public schools serving 3,584 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 1 combined, 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 Pike County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,738 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 22 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Georgia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.1% local, 53.0% state, and 11.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 23/100, ranked #202 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 624.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.7% White, 5.8% African American, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pike County Middle School, with a diversity index of 24.7/100.
Its largest campus is Pike County High School, enrolling 1,075 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Zebulon High School, at 34 students, a 32x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Pike County High School accounts for 30.0% of all Pike County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pike 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.
Pike County school enrollment varies 32× across entities
Pike County school enrollment ranges from 34 students (lowest) to 1,075 students (highest), a spread of 1,041 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Pike County student-counselor ratio is 625:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Pike County chronic absenteeism rate is 27.8% — 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 Pike County is typically wider than the Pike County-aggregate figure suggests.
Pike County has 5 schools, including 2 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,584 students.
How much does Pike County spend per student?
Pike County spends $10,738 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #202 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Pike County?
Pike County students are 87.7% White, 5.8% African American, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pike County?
Pike County has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #202 out of 216 districts in Georgia.