An equity score of 48/100 ranks Wayne County #115 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,479 per pupil, Wayne County ranks #140 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,172
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$13,479
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wayne County operates 8 public schools serving 5,172 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 2 middle, 1 high 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 Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,479 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 28.6% local, 50.0% state, and 21.5% 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 48/100, ranked #115 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 509.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 37.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.0% White, 20.0% African American, 11.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Martha Rawls Smith Elementary School, with a diversity index of 69.0/100.
Its largest campus is Wayne County High School, enrolling 1,576 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Screven Elementary School, at 225 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Wayne County High School accounts for 29.5% of all Wayne County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wayne 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.
Wayne County school enrollment varies 7.0× across entities
Wayne County school enrollment ranges from 225 students (lowest) to 1,576 students (highest), a spread of 1,351 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 at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
Wayne County student-counselor ratio is 509:1 — 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.
Wayne County chronic absenteeism rate is 37.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Wayne County has 8 schools, including 1 high, 5 combined, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 5,172 students.
How much does Wayne County spend per student?
Wayne County spends $13,479 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #115 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Wayne County?
Wayne County students are 62.0% White, 20.0% African American, 11.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wayne County?
Wayne County has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #115 out of 216 districts in Georgia.