Every school district in Georgia

Georgia had 224 school districts with a school open in 2024-25, enrolling 1,728,198 students between them; the largest, Gwinnett County, enrolled 182,501. The count takes in every local education agency NCES lists, charter schools that report as their own district included. 219 of them have 2021-22 state test results.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · EDFacts 2021-22 · method

All 224 districts, most students first

DistrictCountySchoolsStudents 2024‑25Spending per studentReading / math proficient, 2021‑22Graduation rate, class of 2023
Gwinnett CountyGwinnett County140182,501$14,34848% / 46%82%
Cobb CountyCobb County110105,738$14,68050% / 47%88%
DeKalb CountyDeKalb County12991,752$15,36831% / 24%76%
Fulton CountyFulton County10586,772$15,18351% / 46%90%
Forsyth County School DistrictForsyth County4254,864$11,99363% / 67%96%
Clayton County Public SchoolsClayton County6650,740$14,60921% / 13%81%
Atlanta Public SchoolsFulton County8649,296$23,04632% / 25%87%
Cherokee CountyCherokee County3742,031$13,29249% / 51%92%
Henry CountyHenry County5041,479$12,37333% / 27%88%
Savannah-Chatham CountyChatham County5735,744$15,34225% / 22%89%
Paulding CountyPaulding County3330,518$13,03741% / 38%90%
Houston CountyHouston County3629,892$13,04446% / 47%88%
Muscogee CountyMuscogee County5128,573$13,79231% / 24%94%
Columbia CountyColumbia County2927,846$11,85353% / 52%92%
Richmond CountyRichmond County4727,382$13,88319% / 13%78%
Hall County SchoolsHall County3526,495$13,07433% / 33%88%
Douglas CountyDouglas County3525,521$13,17938% / 28%89%
Coweta County School SystemCoweta County2923,064$12,92547% / 46%91%
Bibb CountyBibb County3521,334$14,31622% / 16%87%
Fayette CountyFayette County2419,800$14,04162% / 59%92%
Newton CountyNewton County2218,672$14,01327% / 18%91%
Carroll CountyCarroll County2416,400$12,94643% / 47%95%
Rockdale CountyRockdale County1815,342$15,84933% / 22%87%
Walton CountyWalton County1514,783$12,10042% / 45%92%
Barrow CountyBarrow County1614,613$12,94331% / 33%92%
The other 199 on the list
DistrictCountySchoolsStudents 2024‑25Spending per studentReading / math proficient, 2021‑22Graduation rate, class of 2023
Effingham CountyEffingham County1314,560$12,03749% / 51%92%
Bartow CountyBartow County1914,019$13,84035% / 37%95%
Dougherty CountyDougherty County2112,910$18,74222% / 16%88%
Glynn CountyGlynn County1712,750$14,96642% / 41%96%
Clarke CountyClarke County2112,275$21,01228% / 27%75%
Troup CountyTroup County1912,262$13,29831% / 33%86%
Whitfield CountyWhitfield County2211,942$13,28437% / 38%85%
Bulloch CountyBulloch County1510,999$14,00736% / 34%89%
Liberty CountyLiberty County1210,925$12,56032% / 25%89%
Bryan CountyBryan County1010,677$11,26354% / 55%92%
Lowndes CountyLowndes County1110,618$12,01450% / 62%91%
Catoosa CountyCatoosa County1610,134$14,15342% / 44%89%
Georgia Cyber AcademyClayton County19,952$13,10040% / 26%65%
Camden CountyCamden County129,754$11,72855% / 56%93%
Jackson CountyJackson County109,459$13,84839% / 46%95%
Griffin-Spalding CountySpalding County189,350$14,08422% / 18%84%
Floyd County SchoolsFloyd County158,949$14,51042% / 49%95%
Colquitt CountyColquitt County138,767$14,66025% / 28%88%
Marietta CityCobb County138,664$17,61239% / 42%86%
Walker County School DistrictWalker County158,379$14,69831% / 29%92%
Valdosta CityLowndes County88,247$12,98323% / 21%94%
Gainesville City School SystemHall County98,016$14,12824% / 27%87%
Oconee CountyOconee County117,946$11,90370% / 74%97%
Polk CountyPolk County117,745$13,54328% / 26%87%
Coffee CountyCoffee County127,640$13,51830% / 31%85%
Dalton Public SchoolsWhitfield County107,619$14,39635% / 33%81%
Tift CountyTift County117,471$12,80431% / 30%95%
Habersham CountyHabersham County147,257$14,58741% / 46%98%
Georgia Connections AcademyGwinnett County17,148$7,54346% / 24%68%
Murray CountyMurray County116,585$12,59333% / 35%96%
Rome CityFloyd County86,357$14,18831% / 31%91%
Laurens CountyLaurens County86,308$13,17338% / 48%85%
Gordon CountyGordon County106,259$12,92237% / 42%97%
Buford CityGwinnett County56,007$13,92665% / 70%93%
Lee County School SystemLee County85,949$11,37750% / 50%91%
Ware County SchoolsWare County95,920$15,38736% / 33%82%
Carrollton CityCarroll County45,850$11,82442% / 44%91%
Thomas CountyThomas County75,818$14,16534% / 32%95%
Harris CountyHarris County75,663$13,00245% / 47%91%
City Schools of DecaturDeKalb County95,367$16,93969% / 67%94%
Wayne CountyWayne County85,348$13,47935% / 37%91%
Madison County SchoolsMadison County75,165$13,72342% / 48%93%
Jones CountyJones County75,004$12,84637% / 35%88%
Monroe CountyMonroe County54,703$13,51650% / 51%94%
Cartersville CityBartow County44,686$13,14144% / 45%92%
Baldwin CountyBaldwin County64,510$15,13120% / 19%89%
Grady CountyGrady County64,415$12,97828% / 28%89%
Dawson CountyDawson County74,296$15,47045% / 45%95%
Jefferson CityJackson County44,294$11,39564% / 75%96%
Calhoun CityGordon County54,193$11,34940% / 44%99% or more
Decatur County SchoolsDecatur County64,178$12,98329% / 28%87%
Gilmer County SchoolsGilmer County54,124$14,06239% / 44%93%
Thomaston-Upson SchoolsUpson County43,996$14,61927% / 35%88%
Pickens CountyPickens County63,970$14,71437% / 41%90%
Emanuel CountyEmanuel County63,939$13,94029% / 29%86%
Peach CountyPeach County63,920$13,44525% / 21%89%
Stephens CountyStephens County63,855$13,18534% / 36%93%
Burke CountyBurke County53,841$19,44423% / 21%86%
Long CountyLong County43,819$10,69927% / 30%91%
White CountyWhite County63,782$13,98142% / 47%92%
Lumpkin CountyLumpkin County53,754$13,57145% / 42%99% or more
Hart CountyHart County53,743$13,16737% / 38%95%
Pierce County SchoolsPierce County53,647$13,10651% / 58%97%
Franklin County SchoolsFranklin County53,577$13,76334% / 40%91%
Morgan CountyMorgan County43,562$13,39244% / 50%95%
Sumter CountySumter County53,560$15,61115% / 7%99% or more
Haralson CountyHaralson County73,525$14,95435% / 49%97%
Tattnall CountyTattnall County53,501$14,29029% / 33%91%
Butts CountyButts County53,497$13,16431% / 27%83%
Pike CountyPike County53,459$11,75339% / 43%95%
Appling CountyAppling County53,414$14,47636% / 42%94%
Brantley CountyBrantley County73,375$13,35842% / 50%95%
Crisp CountyCrisp County53,311$15,09319% / 19%83%
Toombs CountyToombs County53,118$13,76934% / 38%95% or more
McDuffie CountyMcDuffie County63,088$15,64823% / 19%88%
Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County43,074$12,45830% / 41%95% or more
Berrien CountyBerrien County53,061$12,45644% / 50%88%
Worth CountyWorth County53,057$12,01234% / 33%85‑89%
Union CountyUnion County53,015$15,29147% / 45%90‑94%
Elbert CountyElbert County53,007$14,40223% / 24%85‑89%
Cook CountyCook County42,979$14,35329% / 32%95% or more
Putnam County Charter School SystemPutnam County42,938$16,86731% / 36%88%
Lamar County SchoolsLamar County42,872$11,83830% / 28%85%
Ben Hill CountyBen Hill County42,831$15,74024% / 21%84%
Banks CountyBanks County42,798$13,96239% / 37%89%
Fannin CountyFannin County52,753$16,15835% / 39%93%
Jasper CountyJasper County42,706$13,27929% / 30%90‑94%
Chattooga CountyChattooga County52,676$13,77023% / 19%90‑94%
Washington CountyWashington County42,661$14,36123% / 21%94%
Thomasville CityThomas County52,622$14,90339% / 31%90%
Greene County School SystemGreene County52,597$19,63637% / 30%85‑89%
Bleckley County School DistrictBleckley County52,581$13,49349% / 51%95% or more
Dublin CityLaurens County52,370$17,57919% / 15%95% or more
Bremen City SchoolsHaralson County42,342$11,85167% / 73%95% or more
Oglethorpe CountyOglethorpe County42,293$13,65338% / 41%95% or more
Vidalia CityToombs County42,279$14,57528% / 28%90‑94%
Rabun CountyRabun County42,257$16,97844% / 50%95% or more
Meriwether CountyMeriwether County72,245$16,10518% / 19%80‑84%
Heard CountyHeard County52,220$13,63247% / 50%90‑94%
Brooks CountyBrooks County62,179$15,86619% / 21%90‑94%
Candler CountyCandler County42,157$12,65126% / 32%95% or more
Bacon CountyBacon County42,094$14,86241% / 56%95% or more
Screven CountyScreven County32,066$13,95233% / 39%85‑89%
Social Circle CityWalton County42,032$14,37442% / 36%95% or more
Jefferson County SchoolsJefferson County52,017$15,56218% / 15%85‑89%
Dade CountyDade County41,988$12,45243% / 43%85‑89%
Commerce CityJackson County41,900$13,89251% / 51%90‑94%
State Charter Schools II- Academy For Classical EducationBibb County11,808$10,10671% / 73%95% or more
Evans CountyEvans County41,742$15,10117% / 14%85‑89%
Mountain Education High SchoolWhite County11,692$10,07437% / 40‑44%16%
Lanier CountyLanier County31,652$13,28439% / 38%85‑89%
Charlton CountyCharlton County41,613$13,99038% / 37%95% or more
Irwin CountyIrwin County31,610$14,70739% / 39%95% or more
Atkinson CountyAtkinson County41,571$16,01439% / 36%95% or more
Telfair CountyTelfair County41,543$15,24729% / 27%85‑89%
Crawford CountyCrawford County41,516$14,46132% / 26%85‑89%
Early County School SystemEarly County31,482$18,15423% / 17%85‑89%
State Charter Schools- Foothills Charter High School (CentrClarke County11,475$9,71040‑44% / 25‑29%9%
Dodge CountyDodge County31,456$14,03126% / 22%90%
McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County31,394$16,05937% / 29%95% or more
State Charter Schools- Dubois Integrity AcademyClayton County11,341$14,23129% / 16%not published
Seminole County SchoolsSeminole County21,332$15,12532% / 29%90‑94%
Pulaski CountyPulaski County31,320$14,88334% / 37%90‑94%
Marion County SchoolsMarion County21,293$13,78131% / 26%85‑89%
Wilkes CountyWilkes County41,262$16,07029% / 28%80‑84%
Lincoln County SchoolsLincoln County31,261$14,35340% / 47%90‑94%
Chickamauga City School DistrictWalker County31,258$11,63757% / 54%95% or more
Schley CountySchley County21,253$12,72149% / 52%95% or more
Pelham City Schools Charter SystemMitchell County31,246$13,71819% / 19%80‑84%
Clinch CountyClinch County31,242$14,43232% / 34%90‑94%
Trion CityChattooga County31,241$12,69355% / 58%95% or more
Mitchell CountyMitchell County41,203$20,00817% / 16%90‑94%
Taylor CountyTaylor County41,176$16,13624% / 21%90‑94%
Jenkins CountyJenkins County31,170$14,89526% / 29%75‑79%
State Charter Schools- Coastal Plains Charter High School -Glynn County11,161$7,70525‑29% / 20‑24%17%
Wilcox CountyWilcox County31,126$14,31335% / 46%95% or more
Turner CountyTurner County31,107$16,90621% / 20%85‑89%
Dooly CountyDooly County41,067$19,42212% / 9%90‑94%
Macon CountyMacon County31,047$16,98417% / 10%80‑84%
Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County41,036$18,39717% / 12%95% or more
Johnson County School DistrictJohnson County31,026$15,04832% / 37%90‑94%
Treutlen CountyTreutlen County21,020$15,63926% / 27%80‑89%
State Charter Schools- Georgia School for Innovation and thRichmond County11,015$9,58248% / 43%90% or more
Towns CountyTowns County3966$18,87444% / 47%90‑94%
Chattahoochee CountyChattahoochee County3948$13,05335% / 33%95% or more
State Charter Schools- Scintilla Charter AcademyLowndes County1947$12,30860% / 68%not published
State Charter Schools II- Baconton Community Charter SchoolMitchell County1941$13,06040% / 43%90% or more
Terrell CountyTerrell County3921$17,58119% / 13%95% or more
Echols CountyEchols County2917$12,39139% / 44%90% or more
Montgomery CountyMontgomery County3902$15,68333% / 28%90% or more
Wheeler County SchoolsWheeler County3848$15,86528% / 30%85‑89%
State Charter Schools- International Charter School of AtlaFulton County1846$10,72372% / 66%not published
State Charter Schools II- Northwest Classical AcademyCobb County1798$11,44551% / 55%not published
Coweta Charter AcademyCoweta County1789$11,29855% / 51%not published
Miller County SchoolsMiller County3772$18,15235% / 33%80‑89%
Twiggs CountyTwiggs County3726$23,59122% / 14%90% or more
State Charter Schools II- Ethos Classical Charter SchoolFulton County1676$15,25940‑49% / 20‑29%not published
State Charter Schools II- Atlanta Heights Charter SchoolFulton County1663$15,94018% / 12%not published
Warren CountyWarren County3662$19,11817% / 19%80‑89%
Hancock County SchoolsHancock County3652$25,66711% / 3%80‑84%
Randolph CountyRandolph County3635$22,22617% / 14%70‑79%
State Charter Schools II- Destination Career Academy of GeorCobb County1587not comparablenot publishednot published
State Charter Schools II- Furlow Charter SchoolSumter County1585$12,67932% / 25%80‑89%
Glascock CountyGlascock County2580$16,48029% / 40%90% or more
State Charter Schools II- Pataula Charter AcademyCalhoun County1578$14,57932% / 26%90% or more
State Charter Schools II- SAIL Charter Academy - School forColumbia County1554$11,71752% / 33%not published
State Charter Schools II- Brookhaven Innovation AcademyGwinnett County1524$11,17446% / 37%not published
State Charter Schools II- Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. CharteRandolph County1522$12,17730% / 24%not published
State Charter Schools II- Spring Creek Charter AcademyDecatur County1474$13,93038% / 26%not published
Department of Juvenile JusticeDeKalb County25459not comparable5% or less / 5% or less6‑9%
State Charter Schools II- Yi Hwang Academy of Language ExceGwinnett County1459$10,53260‑64% / 75‑79%not published
Calhoun CountyCalhoun County3443$19,59110% / 15%80‑89%
Ivy Prep AcademyDeKalb County1436$16,27134% / 18%not published
State Charter Schools II- Cirrus Charter AcademyBibb County1429$14,67210% / 8%not published
State Charter Schools II- Liberty Tech Charter AcademyFayette County1428$13,24251% / 43%not published
State Charter Schools II- Resurgence Hall Charter SchoolFulton County1408$13,68250‑54% / 70‑74%not published
State Charter Schools II- D.E.L.T.A. STEAM AcademyDouglas County1391$13,06230‑39% / 20‑29%not published
Talbot County School DistrictTalbot County1364$22,99813% / 4%80‑89%
Odyssey Charter SchoolCoweta County1359$15,54340‑44% / 35‑39%not published
State Charter Schools II- DeKalb Brilliance AcademyDeKalb County1357not comparablenot publishednot published
Stewart CountyStewart County3338$22,71322% / 18%80% or more
State Charter Schools II- International Academy of SmyrnaCobb County1328$14,59130‑34% / 25‑29%not published
State Charter Schools II- Genesis Innovation Academy for GiFulton County1318$16,79745‑49% / 29%not published
Quitman CountyQuitman County2309$19,78510‑14% / 10‑14%80% or more
State Charter Schools II- Genesis Innovation Academy for BoFulton County1307$17,98029% / 31%not published
State SchoolsFulton County3273not comparable5% or less / 5% or less40‑49%
State Charter Schools II- International Charter Academy ofGwinnett County1268$11,62050‑54% / 65‑69%not published
State Charter Schools II- SLAM Academy of AtlantaFulton County1238$15,47110% or less / 10% or lessnot published
Webster CountyWebster County2228$19,75535‑39% / 20‑24%80% or more
State Charter Schools II- Atlanta SMART AcademyFulton County1221$17,64625‑29% / 5% or lessnot published
State Charter Schools II- Amana Academy West AtlantaCobb County1215not comparablenot publishednot published
State Charter Schools II- Resurgence Hall Middle AcademyFulton County1209not comparablenot publishednot published
State Charter Schools II- Atlanta Unbound AcademyFulton County1199$22,40721‑39% / 20% or lessnot published
State Charter Schools II- Statesboro STEAM AcademyBulloch County1195$13,13635‑39% / 20‑24%80% or more
Clay CountyClay County2191$31,62520‑24% / 15‑19%not published
Taliaferro CountyTaliaferro County1184not comparable10‑14% / 5% or less50% or more
State Charter Schools II- Georgia Fugees Academy Charter ScDeKalb County1165$22,14710‑14% / 5% or less50% or more
Department of CorrectionsFulton County1121not comparablenot publishednot published
Baker CountyBaker County283$19,81310‑14% / 10‑14%80% or more

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: districts with a school open that year, and the students in those schools. NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current spending over fall 2022 membership, shown where it falls between $3,000 and $80,000 (outside that range the finance and membership files do not describe the same students). EDFacts 2021-22: all students proficient or above, and the four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023, as published; ED gives smaller districts as ranges. Georgia sets its own test standard, so compare these within Georgia.

Georgia districts with too few federal figures for a page of their own, or no school open in 2024-25

State Charter Schools- Cherokee Charter Academy

Cherokee County; 622 students in the district's last NCES count; $12,379 current spending per student; schools on file: Cherokee Charter Academy (622).

State Charter Schools- Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter

Clayton County; 390 students in the district's last NCES count; $15,708 current spending per student; schools on file: Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School (390).

State Charter Schools II- Destination Career Academy of Geor

Cobb County; 389 students in the district's last NCES count; schools on file: Destination Career Academy of Georgia (587).

Department of Juvenile Justice

DeKalb County; 372 students in the district's last NCES count; schools on file: Muscogee Youth Development Campus (49), Macon Youth Development Campus (36), Eastman Youth Development Campus (34), Augusta Youth Development Campus (28), Savannah Regional Youth Detention Center (25), Atlanta Youth Development Campus (24), Martha K. Glaze Regional Youth Detention Center (21), Metro Regional Youth Detention Center (19), Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center (19), Macon Regional Youth Detention Center (18), Marietta Regional Youth Detention Center (18), Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center (17), Crisp RYDC (16), Cadwell RYDC (15), Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center (14), Terrell Regional Youth Detention Center (14), Rockdale RYDC (13), Augusta Regional Youth Detention Center (11), DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center (11), T J Loftiss II Regional Youth Detention Center (11), Claxton Regional Youth Detention Center (10), Millegeville ITU (10), Wilkes County Regional Detention Center (10), Elbert Shaw Regional Youth Detention Center (9), Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center (7).

State Schools

Fulton County; 303 students in the district's last NCES count; schools on file: Atlanta Area School for the Deaf (110), Georgia Academy for the Blind (100), Georgia School for the Deaf (63).

State Charter Schools II- Fulton Leadership Academy

Fulton County; 227 students in the district's last NCES count; $15,150 current spending per student; schools on file: Fulton Leadership Academy (227).

State Charter Schools II- DeKalb Brilliance Academy

DeKalb County; 171 students in the district's last NCES count; schools on file: DeKalb Brilliance Academy (357).

State Charter Schools II- Amana Academy West Atlanta

Cobb County; 166 students in the district's last NCES count; schools on file: Amana Academy West Atlanta (215).

Department of Corrections

Fulton County; 84 students in the district's last NCES count; schools on file: Department of Corrections (121).

State Charter Schools II- Resurgence Hall Middle Academy

Fulton County; 77 students in the district's last NCES count; schools on file: Resurgence Hall Middle Academy (209).

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Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory and membership · 2024-25

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District current expenditures and membership · FY 2022-23

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts State assessment results, all students · 2021-22

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