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Eatonton, Georgia - 4 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Putnam County #60 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,735 per pupil, Putnam County ranks #38 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,978
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$15,735
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Putnam County operates 4 public schools serving 2,978 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Putnam County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,735 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 55.3% local, 28.7% state, and 16.1% 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 65/100, ranked #60 of 216 in Georgia against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 557.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 41.3% White, 35.2% African American, 18.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Putnam County Primary School, with a diversity index of 67.5/100.
Its largest campus is Putnam County High School, enrolling 918 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Putnam County High School accounts for 30.8% of all Putnam County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Putnam 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.
Putnam County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 80.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Putnam County student-counselor ratio is 558:1 — 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.
Putnam County chronic absenteeism rate is 21.0% — 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 Putnam County is typically wider than the Putnam County-aggregate figure suggests.
Putnam County has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,978 students.
How much does Putnam County spend per student?
Putnam County spends $15,735 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #60 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Putnam County?
Putnam County students are 41.3% White, 35.2% African American, 18.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Putnam County?
Putnam County has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #60 out of 216 districts in Georgia.