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Lumpkin, Georgia - 3 schools
An equity score of 83/100 ranks Stewart County #4 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,514 per pupil, Stewart County ranks #5 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
407
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$21,514
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Stewart County operates 3 public schools serving 407 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 Stewart County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,514 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 22 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Georgia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.4% local, 35.7% state, and 26.9% 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 83/100, ranked #4 of 216 in Georgia against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 338:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.2% African American, 3.1% White, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Stewart County High School, with a diversity index of 21.1/100.
Stewart County Elementary School accounts for 34.9% of all Stewart County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Stewart County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Stewart County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 100.0% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Stewart County student-counselor ratio is 338:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Stewart County is typically wider than the Stewart County-aggregate figure suggests.
Stewart County chronic absenteeism rate is 9.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Stewart County has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 407 students.
How much does Stewart County spend per student?
Stewart County spends $21,514 per student. The district has an equity score of 83/100, ranking #4 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Stewart County?
Stewart County students are 92.2% African American, 3.1% White, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Stewart County?
Stewart County has an equity score of 83/100, ranking #4 out of 216 districts in Georgia.