School spending per student in Georgia, every district

Hancock County spent $25,667 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Georgia district with 500 or more students; the median Georgia district with 1,000 or more students spent $13,981. Small rural districts and districts with many students in special programs spend more per student.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · current spending over fall 2022 membership · method

Current spending per student, Georgia, fiscal year 2022-23Hancock County $25,667; Twiggs County $23,591; Atlanta Public Schools $23,046; Randolph County $22,226; Clarke County $21,012; Mitchell County $20,008; Greene County $19,636; Burke County $19,444; Dooly County $19,422; Warren County $19,118; Georgia median $13,981.010k20k30kHancock County$25,667Twiggs County$23,591Atlanta Public Schools$23,046Randolph County$22,226Clarke County$21,012Mitchell County$20,008Greene County$19,636Burke County$19,444Dooly County$19,422Warren County$19,118Georgia median $13,981
Current spending per student, Georgia, fiscal year 2022-23Hancock County $25,667; Twiggs County $23,591; Atlanta Public Schools $23,046; Randolph County $22,226; Clarke County $21,012; Mitchell County $20,008; Greene County $19,636; Burke County $19,444; Dooly County $19,422; Warren County $19,118; Georgia median $13,981.010k20k30kHancock County$25,667Twiggs County$23,591Atlanta Public Schools$23,046Randolph County$22,226Clarke County$21,012Mitchell County$20,008Greene County$19,636Burke County$19,444Dooly County$19,422Warren County$19,118Georgia median $13,981
Current spending per student, Georgia, fiscal year 2022-23Hancock County $25,667; Twiggs County $23,591; Atlanta Public Schools $23,046; Randolph County $22,226; Clarke County $21,012; Mitchell County $20,008; Greene County $19,636; Burke County $19,444; Dooly County $19,422; Warren County $19,118; Georgia median $13,981.010k20k30kHancock County$25,667Twiggs County$23,591Atlanta Public Schools$23,046Randolph County$22,226Clarke County$21,012Mitchell County$20,008Greene County$19,636Burke County$19,444Dooly County$19,422Warren County$19,118Georgia median $13,981
Current spending per student, Georgia, fiscal year 2022-23Hancock County $25,667; Twiggs County $23,591; Atlanta Public Schools $23,046; Randolph County $22,226; Clarke County $21,012; Mitchell County $20,008; Greene County $19,636; Burke County $19,444; Dooly County $19,422; Warren County $19,118; Georgia median $13,981.010k20k30kHancock County$25,667Twiggs County$23,591Atlanta Public Schools$23,046Randolph County$22,226Clarke County$21,012Mitchell County$20,008Greene County$19,636Burke County$19,444Dooly County$19,422Warren County$19,118Georgia median $13,981

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 191 districts with 500 or more students, highest spending per student first

DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Hancock CountyHancock County703$25,667
Twiggs CountyTwiggs County717$23,591
Atlanta Public SchoolsFulton County50,325$23,046
Randolph CountyRandolph County642$22,226
Clarke CountyClarke County12,340$21,012
Mitchell CountyMitchell County1,304$20,008
Greene CountyGreene County2,589$19,636
Burke CountyBurke County3,990$19,444
Dooly CountyDooly County1,110$19,422
Warren CountyWarren County662$19,118
Towns CountyTowns County1,002$18,874
Dougherty CountyDougherty County13,043$18,742
Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County1,119$18,397
Early CountyEarly County1,668$18,154
Miller CountyMiller County735$18,152
The other 176 on the list
DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Marietta CityCobb County8,711$17,612
Terrell CountyTerrell County1,035$17,581
Dublin CityLaurens County2,288$17,579
Macon CountyMacon County1,114$16,984
Rabun CountyRabun County2,270$16,978
City Schools of DecaturDeKalb County5,655$16,939
Turner CountyTurner County1,189$16,906
Putnam CountyPutnam County2,978$16,867
Glascock CountyGlascock County573$16,480
Fannin CountyFannin County2,799$16,158
Taylor CountyTaylor County1,229$16,136
Meriwether CountyMeriwether County2,323$16,105
Wilkes CountyWilkes County1,265$16,070
McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County1,333$16,059
Atkinson CountyAtkinson County1,630$16,014
State Charter Schools II- Atlanta Heights Charter SchoolFulton County681$15,940
Brooks CountyBrooks County2,141$15,866
Wheeler CountyWheeler County873$15,865
Rockdale CountyRockdale County15,734$15,849
Ben Hill CountyBen Hill County3,003$15,740
Montgomery CountyMontgomery County951$15,683
McDuffie CountyMcDuffie County3,272$15,648
Treutlen CountyTreutlen County1,020$15,639
Sumter CountySumter County3,630$15,611
Jefferson CountyJefferson County2,059$15,562
Dawson CountyDawson County3,906$15,470
Ware CountyWare County5,973$15,387
DeKalb CountyDeKalb County92,368$15,368
Savannah-Chatham CountyChatham County36,326$15,342
Union CountyUnion County3,024$15,291
Telfair CountyTelfair County1,586$15,247
Fulton CountyFulton County89,935$15,183
Baldwin CountyBaldwin County4,693$15,131
Seminole CountySeminole County1,340$15,125
Evans CountyEvans County1,818$15,101
Crisp CountyCrisp County3,575$15,093
Johnson CountyJohnson County1,009$15,048
Glynn CountyGlynn County12,844$14,966
Haralson CountyHaralson County3,429$14,954
Thomasville CityThomas County2,800$14,903
Jenkins CountyJenkins County1,146$14,895
Pulaski CountyPulaski County1,330$14,883
Bacon CountyBacon County2,128$14,862
Pickens CountyPickens County4,124$14,714
Irwin CountyIrwin County1,622$14,707
Walker CountyWalker County8,401$14,698
Cobb CountyCobb County106,703$14,680
Colquitt CountyColquitt County8,830$14,660
Thomaston-Upson CountyUpson County4,060$14,619
Clayton CountyClayton County52,186$14,609
Habersham CountyHabersham County7,204$14,587
State Charter Schools II- Pataula Charter AcademyCalhoun County575$14,579
Vidalia CityToombs County2,366$14,575
Floyd CountyFloyd County8,925$14,510
Appling CountyAppling County3,463$14,476
Crawford CountyCrawford County1,562$14,461
Clinch CountyClinch County1,251$14,432
Elbert CountyElbert County3,066$14,402
Dalton Public SchoolsWhitfield County7,675$14,396
Social Circle CityWalton County1,941$14,374
Washington CountyWashington County2,827$14,361
Cook CountyCook County3,096$14,353
Lincoln CountyLincoln County1,231$14,353
Gwinnett CountyGwinnett County181,814$14,348
Bibb CountyBibb County21,392$14,316
Wilcox CountyWilcox County1,188$14,313
Tattnall CountyTattnall County3,591$14,290
State Charter Schools- Dubois Integrity AcademyClayton County1,320$14,231
Rome CityFloyd County6,573$14,188
Thomas CountyThomas County5,727$14,165
Catoosa CountyCatoosa County10,426$14,153
Gainesville CityHall County7,974$14,128
Griffin-Spalding CountySpalding County9,563$14,084
Gilmer CountyGilmer County4,113$14,062
Fayette CountyFayette County20,070$14,041
Dodge CountyDodge County2,785$14,031
Newton CountyNewton County18,661$14,013
Bulloch CountyBulloch County11,050$14,007
Charlton CountyCharlton County1,686$13,990
White CountyWhite County3,827$13,981
Banks CountyBanks County2,843$13,962
Screven CountyScreven County2,048$13,952
Emanuel CountyEmanuel County4,059$13,940
Buford CityGwinnett County5,847$13,926
Commerce CityJackson County1,785$13,892
Richmond CountyRichmond County29,589$13,883
Jackson CountyJackson County9,918$13,848
Bartow CountyBartow County13,806$13,840
Muscogee CountyMuscogee County29,818$13,792
Marion CountyMarion County1,279$13,781
Chattooga CountyChattooga County2,575$13,770
Toombs CountyToombs County3,019$13,769
Franklin CountyFranklin County3,619$13,763
Madison CountyMadison County5,077$13,723
Pelham CityMitchell County1,387$13,718
Oglethorpe CountyOglethorpe County2,211$13,653
Heard CountyHeard County2,195$13,632
Lumpkin CountyLumpkin County3,749$13,571
Polk CountyPolk County7,878$13,543
Coffee CountyCoffee County7,538$13,518
Monroe CountyMonroe County4,511$13,516
Bleckley CountyBleckley County2,605$13,493
Wayne CountyWayne County5,172$13,479
Peach CountyPeach County3,866$13,445
Morgan CountyMorgan County3,514$13,392
Brantley CountyBrantley County3,403$13,358
Troup CountyTroup County12,280$13,298
Cherokee CountyCherokee County41,891$13,292
Lanier CountyLanier County1,722$13,284
Whitfield CountyWhitfield County12,317$13,284
Jasper CountyJasper County2,573$13,279
Stephens CountyStephens County3,840$13,185
Douglas CountyDouglas County25,802$13,179
Laurens CountyLaurens County6,424$13,173
Hart CountyHart County3,656$13,167
Butts CountyButts County3,564$13,164
Cartersville CityBartow County4,497$13,141
Pierce CountyPierce County3,637$13,106
State Charter Schools- Georgia Cyber AcademyClayton County8,876$13,100
Hall CountyHall County27,328$13,074
State Charter Schools II- Baconton Community Charter SchoolMitchell County890$13,060
Chattahoochee CountyChattahoochee County970$13,053
Houston CountyHouston County30,631$13,044
Paulding CountyPaulding County31,518$13,037
Harris CountyHarris County5,645$13,002
Decatur CountyDecatur County4,310$12,983
Valdosta CityLowndes County8,291$12,983
Grady CountyGrady County4,405$12,978
Carroll CountyCarroll County15,981$12,946
Barrow CountyBarrow County14,882$12,943
Coweta CountyCoweta County23,200$12,925
Gordon CountyGordon County6,421$12,922
Jones CountyJones County5,157$12,846
Tift CountyTift County7,661$12,804
Schley CountySchley County1,231$12,721
Trion CityChattooga County1,327$12,693
State Charter Schools II- Furlow Charter SchoolSumter County573$12,679
Candler CountyCandler County2,201$12,651
Murray CountyMurray County6,903$12,593
Liberty CountyLiberty County10,610$12,560
Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County3,075$12,458
Berrien CountyBerrien County3,074$12,456
Dade CountyDade County2,063$12,452
Echols CountyEchols County891$12,391
State Charter Schools- Cherokee Charter AcademyCherokee County622$12,379
Henry CountyHenry County43,417$12,373
State Charter Schools- Scintilla Charter AcademyLowndes County721$12,308
Walton CountyWalton County14,557$12,100
Effingham CountyEffingham County14,047$12,037
Lowndes CountyLowndes County10,728$12,014
Worth CountyWorth County3,118$12,012
Forsyth CountyForsyth County54,077$11,993
Oconee CountyOconee County8,531$11,903
Columbia CountyColumbia County29,025$11,853
Bremen CityHaralson County2,355$11,851
Lamar CountyLamar County2,820$11,838
Carrollton CityCarroll County5,612$11,824
Pike CountyPike County3,584$11,753
Camden CountyCamden County9,523$11,728
State Charter Schools II- SAIL Charter Academy - School forColumbia County568$11,717
Chickamauga CityWalker County1,277$11,637
State Charter Schools II- Northwest Classical AcademyCobb County640$11,445
Jefferson CityJackson County4,166$11,395
Lee CountyLee County6,333$11,377
Calhoun CityGordon County4,135$11,349
State Charter Schools II- Coweta Charter AcademyCoweta County789$11,298
Bryan CountyBryan County10,221$11,263
State Charter Schools II- Brookhaven Innovation AcademyGwinnett County501$11,174
State Charter Schools- International Charter School of AtlaFulton County842$10,723
Long CountyLong County4,343$10,699
State Charter Schools II- Academy For Classical EducationBibb County1,807$10,106
State Charter Schools- Mountain Education Charter High SchoWhite County2,581$10,074
State Charter Schools- Foothills Charter High School (CentrClarke County2,519$9,710
State Charter Schools- Georgia School for Innovation and thRichmond County969$9,582
State Charter Schools- Coastal Plains Charter High School -Glynn County1,942$7,705
State Charter Schools- Georgia Connections AcademyGwinnett County6,373$7,543

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education (TCURELSC) over fall membership (V33).

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Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District current expenditures and membership · FY 2022-23

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