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Rome, Georgia - 8 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Rome City #90 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,063 per pupil, Rome City ranks #127 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,573
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$13,063
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rome City operates 8 public schools serving 6,573 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Floyd County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,063 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Georgia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.4% local, 46.9% state, and 17.7% 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 55/100, ranked #90 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 513.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 35.7% African American, 33.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is West End Elementary School, with a diversity index of 71.5/100.
Its largest campus is Rome High School, enrolling 1,986 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Anna K. Davie Elementary, at 413 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Rome High School accounts for 30.2% of all Rome City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rome City-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.
Rome City school enrollment varies 4.8× across entities
Rome City school enrollment ranges from 413 students (lowest) to 1,986 students (highest), a spread of 1,573 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.
Rome City has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 73.8% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Rome City student-counselor ratio is 514:1 — 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.
Rome City chronic absenteeism rate is 19.3% — 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 Rome City is typically wider than the Rome City-aggregate figure suggests.
Rome City has 8 schools, including 1 high, 6 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 6,573 students.
How much does Rome City spend per student?
Rome City spends $13,063 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #90 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Rome City?
Rome City students are 35.7% African American, 33.8% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% White, 1.9% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rome City?
Rome City has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #90 out of 216 districts in Georgia.