An equity score of 49/100 ranks Tift County #109 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,804 per pupil, Tift County ranks #174 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,661
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$12,804
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tift County operates 11 public schools serving 7,661 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 combined, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Tift County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,804 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 30.1% local, 47.6% state, and 22.3% 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 49/100, ranked #109 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 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 407.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 37.4% African American, 34.3% White, 21.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is G. O. Bailey Elementary School, with a diversity index of 70.6/100.
Its largest campus is Tift County High School, enrolling 2,207 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Omega Elementary School, at 314 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Tift County High School accounts for 28.8% of all Tift County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Tift County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Tift County school enrollment varies 7.0× across entities
Tift County school enrollment ranges from 314 students (lowest) to 2,207 students (highest), a spread of 1,893 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.
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Tift County student-counselor ratio is 408:1 — 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.
Tift County chronic absenteeism rate is 24.9% — 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 Tift County is typically wider than the Tift County-aggregate figure suggests.
Tift County has 11 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 8 combined. Total enrollment is 7,661 students.
How much does Tift County spend per student?
Tift County spends $12,804 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #109 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Tift County?
Tift County students are 37.4% African American, 34.3% White, 21.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tift County?
Tift County has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #109 out of 216 districts in Georgia.