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Thomasville, Georgia - 5 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Thomasville City #85 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,428 per pupil, Thomasville City ranks #61 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,800
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,428
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Thomasville City operates 5 public schools serving 2,800 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Thomas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,428 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Georgia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.6% local, 36.4% state, and 21.0% 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 56/100, ranked #85 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (26 AP courses district-wide), a 425.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.7% African American, 25.3% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jerger Elementary School, with a diversity index of 53.6/100.
Its largest campus is Thomasville High School, enrolling 742 students (28% of the district's total enrollment).
Thomasville High School accounts for 26.5% of all Thomasville City student enrollment
That concentration means Thomasville 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.
Thomasville City school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities
Thomasville City school enrollment ranges from 263 students (lowest) to 742 students (highest), a spread of 479 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.
Thomasville City has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 77.0% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — 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.
Thomasville City student-counselor ratio is 426:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Thomasville City chronic absenteeism rate is 26.1% — 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 Thomasville City is typically wider than the Thomasville City-aggregate figure suggests.
Thomasville City has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,800 students.
How much does Thomasville City spend per student?
Thomasville City spends $14,428 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #85 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Thomasville City?
Thomasville City students are 67.7% African American, 25.3% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Thomasville City?
Thomasville City has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #85 out of 216 districts in Georgia.