Troup County
Public school district · Troup County · Georgia · NCES district ID 1300001
Troup County spent $13,298 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 66% of the other Georgia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,981). Its 19 schools enrolled 12,262 students in 2024-25; 41.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,162 per student, up 14.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 86% (Georgia: 84.4%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Georgia districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Troup County in enrollment (10,610 to 14,047 students) and Troup County itself.
Where the money came from
$193,203,000 in revenue: 41.0% state, 43.2% local and 15.8% federal. Total spending including $13,714,000 of capital outlay was $177,567,000, or $14,460 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$79,184,000 41%
- Local$83,426,000 43%
- Federal$30,593,000 16%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 169 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25
12,280 students in 2022-23, 12,278 students in 2023-24, 12,262 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 12,280 | 819.4 | 15.0 |
| 2023-24 | 12,278 | 831.3 | 14.8 |
| 2024-25 | 12,262 | 824.2 | 14.9 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$53,020,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,318 per student
Troup County booked $53,020,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 848 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $62,501 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 63 in 100 Georgia districts with a figure (state median $60,911, 215 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Georgia teacher salary at $61,249 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $42,891,000 | 80.9% |
| Special education | $6,754,000 | 12.7% |
| Vocational | $1,501,000 | 2.8% |
| Other programs | $1,874,000 | 3.5% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,718 in 2018-19, $3,913 in 2019-20, $3,870 in 2020-21, $4,119 in 2021-22, $4,318 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Troup County scored proficient or above: 31% in reading and 33% in math, against 39.6% in reading and 37.4% in math across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Georgia | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 31% | 39.6% | 6,198 |
| Math | 33% | 37.4% | 6,396 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
86% of the 916 students in Troup County's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Georgia | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 86% | 84.4% |
| Students in the class | 916 | 134,822 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
11 elementary schools, 5,947 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Forest Elementary | 690 | 13.8 | 96.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Clearview Elementary School | 676 | 15.2 | 95.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Ethel W. Kight Elementary School | 656 | 14.2 | 97.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Callaway Elementary School | 638 | 14.3 | 95.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Long Cane Elementary School | 605 | 15.6 | 87.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Hollis Hand Elementary School | 579 | 14.5 | 65.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Rosemont Elementary School | 542 | 14.2 | 72.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Hogansville Elementary School | 469 | 13.7 | 94.0% | Schoolwide program |
| West Point Elementary School | 450 | 13.4 | 96.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Hillcrest Elementary School | 390 | 14.9 | 82.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Berta Weathersbee Elementary School | 252 | 10.7 | 98.4% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
3 middle schools, 2,607 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Cane Middle School | 988 | 14.6 | 94.6% | Not Title I |
| Gardner-Newman Middle School | 963 | 15.2 | 98.5% | Not Title I |
| Callaway Middle School | 656 | 13.2 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
5 high schools, 3,708 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaGrange High School | 1,399 | 17.5 | 87.2% | Not Title I |
| Troup County High School | 1,272 | 17.8 | 94.1% | Not Title I |
| Callaway High School | 930 | 17.2 | 100.0% | Not Title I |
| The Hope Academy School | 83 | 8.3 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Bradfield Center - Ault Academy | 24 | 3.0 | 87.5% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Troup County
- Phone: (706) 812-7900
- Office: 100 North Davis Road. Bldg. C, LaGrange, GA 30241
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Troup County
- Georgia districts by spending per studentTroup County ranks 112 of 169 Georgia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,298).#112 of 169
- Every school district in GeorgiaTroup County is the number 32 by size of 227 Georgia districts, with 12,280 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#32 of 227
- Whitfield CountyThe next larger Georgia district: 12,317 students in fall 2022, $13,284 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,284
- Bulloch CountyThe next smaller Georgia district: 11,050 students in fall 2022, $14,007 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,007
- Compare Troup County with Whitfield CountyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- LaGrange High School, its largest high school1,399 students in 2024-25, 17.5 per teacher.1,399
- Teacher salary spending across GeorgiaTroup County spent $62,501 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,911); spending, not a salary.$62,501
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Troup County
How many schools and students are in Troup County?
19 schools were open in 2024-25 (11 elementary, 3 middle, 5 high), enrolling 12,262 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Troup County spend per student?
$13,298 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Georgia median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,981 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,162 per student, up 14.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Troup County's money come from?
$193,203,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 41.0% state, 43.2% local and 15.8% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Troup County live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 2,819 of the 12,737 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 22.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Troup County spend on teacher salaries?
$53,020,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,318 per student. Divided by the 848 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $62,501 per teacher, more than 63 in 100 Georgia districts (state median $60,911). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Georgia teacher salary at $61,249 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Troup County do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Troup County scored proficient or above: 31% in reading and 33% in math, against 39.6% in reading and 37.4% in math across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Troup County?
86% of the 916 students in Troup County's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Troup County's NCES district ID?
1300001. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25