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Athens, Georgia - 1 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks State Charter Schools- Foothills Charter High School (Centr #172 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,144 per pupil, State Charter Schools- Foothills Charter High School (Centr ranks #200 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,519
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District-Level NCES Analysis
State Charter Schools- Foothills Charter High School (Centr operates 1 public schools serving 2,519 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 Clarke County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,144 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 22 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Georgia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.7% local, 88.4% state, and 10.9% 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 32/100, ranked #172 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.
a 175.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 39.9% African American, 38.9% White, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Foothills Charter High School (Central Office - Athens) accounts for 58.6% of all State Charter Schools- Foothills Charter High School (Centr student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of State Charter Schools- Foothills Charter High School (Centr a distant remainder — means State Charter Schools- Foothills Charter High School (Centr-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.
State Charter Schools- Foothills Charter High School (Centr has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 59.7% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
State Charter Schools- Foothills Charter High School (Centr student-counselor ratio is 175:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to State Charter Schools- Foothills Charter High School (Centr's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in State Charter Schools- Foothills Charter High School (Centr?
State Charter Schools- Foothills Charter High School (Centr has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 2,519 students.
How much does State Charter Schools- Foothills Charter High School (Centr spend per student?
State Charter Schools- Foothills Charter High School (Centr spends $11,144 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #172 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of State Charter Schools- Foothills Charter High School (Centr?
State Charter Schools- Foothills Charter High School (Centr students are 39.9% African American, 38.9% White, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for State Charter Schools- Foothills Charter High School (Centr?
State Charter Schools- Foothills Charter High School (Centr has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #172 out of 216 districts in Georgia.