An equity score of 57/100 ranks Screven County #82 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,952 per pupil, Screven County ranks #117 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,048
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,952
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Screven County operates 3 public schools serving 2,048 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Screven County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,952 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 30.1% local, 47.5% state, and 22.4% 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 57/100, ranked #82 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 521.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.4% African American, 44.0% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Screven County Elementary School, with a diversity index of 59.3/100.
Screven County Elementary School accounts for 48.6% of all Screven County student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Screven County a distant remainder — means Screven County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Screven County school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Screven County school enrollment ranges from 452 students (lowest) to 1,005 students (highest), a spread of 553 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.
Screven County reports 63.5% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.
Screven County student-counselor ratio is 521:1 — 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.
Screven County chronic absenteeism rate is 25.6% — 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 Screven County is typically wider than the Screven County-aggregate figure suggests.
Screven County has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,048 students.
How much does Screven County spend per student?
Screven County spends $13,952 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #82 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Screven County?
Screven County students are 47.4% African American, 44.0% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Screven County?
Screven County has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #82 out of 216 districts in Georgia.