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Clayton, Georgia - 4 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Rabun County #83 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,660 per pupil, Rabun County ranks #25 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,270
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$16,660
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rabun County operates 4 public schools serving 2,270 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle 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 Rabun County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,660 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 65.8% local, 21.4% state, and 12.8% 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 57/100, ranked #83 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 483.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.8% White, 19.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rabun County Middle School, with a diversity index of 41.2/100.
Rabun County Elementary School accounts for 29.2% of all Rabun County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rabun County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Rabun County student-counselor ratio is 483:1 — 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.
Rabun County chronic absenteeism rate is 25.7% — 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 Rabun County is typically wider than the Rabun County-aggregate figure suggests.
Rabun County has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,270 students.
How much does Rabun County spend per student?
Rabun County spends $16,660 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #83 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Rabun County?
Rabun County students are 75.8% White, 19.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rabun County?
Rabun County has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #83 out of 216 districts in Georgia.