Georgia · NCES F-33 finance data
Highest Spending Districts in Georgia
The 50 Georgia districts that spend the most per student, ranked from NCES F-33 finance data (2021-22). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.
- $22,882
- Top per-pupil spend
- $16,261
- Avg across top 50
- 50
- Districts listed
The spending picture in one line
Atlanta Public Schools spends $22,882 per student, the most of any Georgia district listed, against an average of $16,261 across the top 50.
- $22,882
- top spend (Atlanta Public Schools)
- $14,266
- lowest on this list
- 1.6×
- spread across the listed districts
- 50,325
- students in the top district
| # | District | Per-Pupil $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta Public Schools Atlanta | $22,882 |
| 2 | Hancock County Sparta | $22,858 |
| 3 | Randolph County Cuthbert | $20,934 |
| 4 | Twiggs County Jeffersonville | $19,561 |
| 5 | Mitchell County Camilla | $19,212 |
| 6 | Warren County Warrenton | $18,423 |
| 7 | Clarke County Athens | $18,075 |
| 8 | Burke County Waynesboro | $17,812 |
| 9 | Terrell County Dawson | $17,784 |
| 10 | Wilkinson County Irwinton | $17,357 |
| 11 | Greene County Greensboro | $17,353 |
| 12 | Towns County Hiawassee | $17,231 |
| 13 | Miller County Colquitt | $16,780 |
| 14 | Rabun County Clayton | $16,660 |
| 15 | City Schools of Decatur Decatur | $16,600 |
| 16 | Early County Blakely | $16,426 |
| 17 | Dooly County Vienna | $16,415 |
| 18 | Taylor County Butler | $16,369 |
| 19 | Dougherty County Albany | $16,262 |
| 20 | Marietta City Marietta | $16,205 |
| 21 | Brooks County Quitman | $15,943 |
| 22 | Glascock County Gibson | $15,865 |
| 23 | Macon County Oglethorpe | $15,758 |
| 24 | Putnam County Eatonton | $15,735 |
| 25 | Seminole County Donalsonville | $15,712 |
| 26 | Turner County Ashburn | $15,687 |
| 27 | Dublin City Dublin | $15,661 |
| 28 | Dekalb County Stone Mountain | $15,594 |
| 29 | Johnson County Wrightsville | $15,540 |
| 30 | Mcintosh County Darien | $15,504 |
| 31 | Rockdale County Conyers | $15,205 |
| 32 | Sumter County Americus | $15,168 |
| 33 | Irwin County Ocilla | $15,104 |
| 34 | Meriwether County Greenville | $15,085 |
| 35 | Jefferson County Louisville | $15,036 |
| 36 | Savannah-Chatham County Savannah | $14,986 |
| 37 | Fannin County Blue Ridge | $14,962 |
| 38 | Atkinson County Pearson | $14,949 |
| 39 | Wilkes County Washington | $14,872 |
| 40 | Dawson County Dawsonville | $14,767 |
| 41 | Lincoln County Lincolnton | $14,729 |
| 42 | Haralson County Tallapoosa | $14,603 |
| 43 | Evans County Claxton | $14,593 |
| 44 | Bibb County Macon | $14,591 |
| 45 | Wheeler County Alamo | $14,485 |
| 46 | Thomasville City Thomasville | $14,428 |
| 47 | Ben Hill County Fitzgerald | $14,371 |
| 48 | Telfair County Mcrae | $14,354 |
| 49 | Tattnall County Reidsville | $14,310 |
| 50 | Clinch County Homerville | $14,266 |
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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.