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Social Circle, Georgia - 4 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Social Circle City #195 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,482 per pupil, Social Circle City ranks #163 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,941
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,482
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Social Circle City operates 4 public schools serving 1,941 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 Walton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,482 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 35.2% local, 53.9% state, and 10.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 26/100, ranked #195 of 216 in Georgia against a state average of 50, notably less 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 (9 AP courses district-wide), a 747.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.7% White, 20.1% African American, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Social Circle Middle School, with a diversity index of 49.1/100.
Its largest campus is Social Circle High School, enrolling 629 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Social Circle High School accounts for 31.0% of all Social Circle City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Social Circle 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.
Social Circle City student-counselor ratio is 748:1 — 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.
Social Circle City chronic absenteeism rate is 28.1% — 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 Social Circle City is typically wider than the Social Circle City-aggregate figure suggests.
Social Circle City has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,941 students.
How much does Social Circle City spend per student?
Social Circle City spends $12,482 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #195 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Social Circle City?
Social Circle City students are 68.7% White, 20.1% African American, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Social Circle City?
Social Circle City has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #195 out of 216 districts in Georgia.