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Trion, Georgia - 3 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Trion City #123 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,096 per pupil, Trion City ranks #180 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,327
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,096
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Trion City operates 3 public schools serving 1,327 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 Chattooga County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,096 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 21.1% local, 64.7% state, and 14.2% 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 46/100, ranked #123 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 700.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.6% White, 22.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Trion High School, with a diversity index of 48.3/100.
Its largest campus is Trion Elementary School, enrolling 607 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Trion Elementary School accounts for 45.7% of all Trion City student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Trion City a distant remainder — means Trion City-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.
Trion City school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Trion City school enrollment ranges from 254 students (lowest) to 607 students (highest), a spread of 353 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.
Trion City student-counselor ratio is 701:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Trion City chronic absenteeism rate is 12.5% — 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.
Trion City has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,327 students.
How much does Trion City spend per student?
Trion City spends $12,096 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #123 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Trion City?
Trion City students are 71.6% White, 22.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Trion City?
Trion City has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #123 out of 216 districts in Georgia.