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Conyers, Georgia - 18 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Rockdale County #72 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,849 per pupil, Rockdale County ranks #47 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Rockdale County operates 18 public schools serving 15,734 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 combined, 4 middle, 3 high 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 Rockdale County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,849 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 37.9% local, 41.9% state, and 20.2% 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 61/100, ranked #72 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 3 of 18 schools offering Advanced Placement (68 AP courses district-wide), a 475.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.9% African American, 19.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hightower Trail Elementary School, with a diversity index of 57.9/100.
Its largest campus is Rockdale County High School, enrolling 2,336 students (15% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Sims Elementary School, at 462 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Rockdale County school enrollment ranges from 462 students (lowest) to 2,336 students (highest), a spread of 1,874 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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 Rockdale County is typically wider than the Rockdale County-aggregate figure suggests.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 18 schools in Rockdale County.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Rockdale County's schools, below the Georgia average of 50.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Georgia districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County | Similar size | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| Barrow County | Similar size | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| Walton County | Similar size | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| Effingham County | Similar size | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| Bartow County | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Rockdale County's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Gwinnett County →Rockdale County has 18 schools, including 3 high, 4 middle, 11 combined. Total enrollment is 15,734 students.
Rockdale County spends $15,849 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #72 in Georgia.
Rockdale County students are 66.9% African American, 19.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% White, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 18 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Rockdale County has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #72 out of 216 districts in Georgia.
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