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Sandersville, Georgia - 4 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Washington County #127 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,904 per pupil, Washington County ranks #131 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,827
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,904
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Washington County operates 4 public schools serving 2,827 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,904 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 38.7% local, 36.4% state, and 24.8% 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 45/100, ranked #127 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 665.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.0% African American, 23.9% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ridge Road Primary School, with a diversity index of 48.4/100.
Its largest campus is Washington County High School, enrolling 905 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Washington County High School accounts for 32.0% of all Washington County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Washington County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Washington County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 86.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Washington County student-counselor ratio is 665:1 — 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.
Washington County chronic absenteeism rate is 27.4% — 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 Washington County is typically wider than the Washington County-aggregate figure suggests.
Washington County has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,827 students.
How much does Washington County spend per student?
Washington County spends $12,904 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #127 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Washington County?
Washington County students are 69.0% African American, 23.9% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Washington County?
Washington County has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #127 out of 216 districts in Georgia.