An equity score of 63/100 ranks Vidalia City #67 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,575 per pupil, Vidalia City ranks #88 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,366
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,575
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Vidalia City operates 4 public schools serving 2,366 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Toombs County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,575 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 29.5% local, 47.1% state, and 23.5% 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 63/100, ranked #67 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 420.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.5% African American, 34.5% White, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is J. D. Dickerson Primary School, with a diversity index of 63.6/100.
Vidalia Comprehensive High School accounts for 29.7% of all Vidalia City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Vidalia City-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.
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.
Vidalia City student-counselor ratio is 420:1 — 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.
Vidalia City chronic absenteeism rate is 12.9% — 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.
Vidalia City has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,366 students.
How much does Vidalia City spend per student?
Vidalia City spends $14,575 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #67 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Vidalia City?
Vidalia City students are 49.5% African American, 34.5% White, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Vidalia City?
Vidalia City has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #67 out of 216 districts in Georgia.