Highest Spending Districts in Georgia
Per-pupil expenditure ranking. Districts with 500+ enrollment. Data from NCES F-33 Finance Survey.
$39,271
Top Spender
Pulaski County
$19,638
Avg Per-Pupil
50
Districts Listed
500+
Min Enrollment
| # | District | Per-Pupil $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pulaski County Hawkinsville | $39,271 |
| 2. | Wheeler County Alamo | $37,424 |
| 3. | Taylor County Butler | $24,360 |
| 4. | Atlanta Public Schools Atlanta | $24,033 |
| 5. | Laurens County Dublin | $23,041 |
| 6. | Hancock County Sparta | $22,937 |
| 7. | Ben Hill County Fitzgerald | $22,289 |
| 8. | Randolph County Cuthbert | $22,024 |
| 9. | Gainesville City Gainesville | $20,757 |
| 10. | Rabun County Clayton | $20,436 |
| 11. | Cartersville City Cartersville | $20,382 |
| 12. | Fannin County Blue Ridge | $20,317 |
| 13. | Tattnall County Reidsville | $20,074 |
| 14. | Mitchell County Camilla | $20,066 |
| 15. | Crawford County Roberta | $20,060 |
| 16. | Twiggs County Jeffersonville | $19,972 |
| 17. | Putnam County Eatonton | $19,879 |
| 18. | Clarke County Athens | $19,385 |
| 19. | Macon County Oglethorpe | $18,998 |
| 20. | Burke County Waynesboro | $18,859 |
| 21. | Warren County Warrenton | $18,812 |
| 22. | Terrell County Dawson | $18,797 |
| 23. | Bleckley County Cochran | $18,674 |
| 24. | Lumpkin County Dahlonega | $18,530 |
| 25. | Wilkinson County Irwinton | $18,468 |
| 26. | Towns County Hiawassee | $18,270 |
| 27. | Greene County Greensboro | $18,264 |
| 28. | Miller County Colquitt | $18,146 |
| 29. | Early County Blakely | $17,999 |
| 30. | Dublin City Dublin | $17,915 |
| 31. | Dooly County Vienna | $17,798 |
| 32. | Dawson County Dawsonville | $17,569 |
| 33. | City Schools of Decatur Decatur | $17,566 |
| 34. | Meriwether County Greenville | $17,559 |
| 35. | Marietta City Marietta | $17,495 |
| 36. | Haralson County Tallapoosa | $17,433 |
| 37. | Sumter County Americus | $17,405 |
| 38. | Cook County ADEL | $17,382 |
| 39. | Johnson County Wrightsville | $17,314 |
| 40. | Savannah-Chatham County Savannah | $17,225 |
| 41. | Irwin County Ocilla | $17,213 |
| 42. | Brooks County Quitman | $17,192 |
| 43. | Evans County Claxton | $17,047 |
| 44. | Peach County Fort Valley | $16,944 |
| 45. | Floyd County Rome | $16,880 |
| 46. | Turner County Ashburn | $16,832 |
| 47. | Seminole County Donalsonville | $16,824 |
| 48. | McIntosh County Darien | $16,796 |
| 49. | Dougherty County Albany | $16,606 |
| 50. | Rockdale County Conyers | $16,396 |
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Methodology
Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.