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Cleveland, Georgia - 6 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks White County #153 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,444 per pupil, White County ranks #105 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,827
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$13,444
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
White County operates 6 public schools serving 3,827 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 White County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,444 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 45.1% local, 40.0% state, and 14.9% 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 36/100, ranked #153 of 216 in Georgia against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 428.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.5% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mossy Creek Elementary School, with a diversity index of 30.1/100.
Its largest campus is White County High School, enrolling 1,140 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
White County High School accounts for 29.8% of all White County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means White 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.
White County school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities
White County school enrollment ranges from 409 students (lowest) to 1,140 students (highest), a spread of 731 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.
White County student-counselor ratio is 429:1 — 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.
White County chronic absenteeism rate is 23.1% — 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 White County is typically wider than the White County-aggregate figure suggests.
White County has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,827 students.
How much does White County spend per student?
White County spends $13,444 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #153 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of White County?
White County students are 86.5% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for White County?
White County has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #153 out of 216 districts in Georgia.