An equity score of 73/100 ranks Ware County #31 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,387 per pupil, Ware County ranks #58 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,973
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$15,387
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ware County operates 9 public schools serving 5,973 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 combined 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 Ware County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,387 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 25.7% local, 52.1% state, and 22.2% 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 73/100, ranked #31 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 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 402.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.8% White, 38.4% African American, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ruskin Elementary School, with a diversity index of 67.2/100.
Its largest campus is Ware County High School, enrolling 1,633 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Memorial Drive Elementary School, at 346 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Ware County High School accounts for 27.3% of all Ware County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ware 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.
Ware County school enrollment varies 4.7× across entities
Ware County school enrollment ranges from 346 students (lowest) to 1,633 students (highest), a spread of 1,287 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.
Ware County student-counselor ratio is 403:1 — 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.
Ware County chronic absenteeism rate is 23.8% — 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 Ware County is typically wider than the Ware County-aggregate figure suggests.
Ware County has 9 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 2 middle, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,973 students.
How much does Ware County spend per student?
Ware County spends $15,387 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #31 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Ware County?
Ware County students are 43.8% White, 38.4% African American, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ware County?
Ware County has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #31 out of 216 districts in Georgia.