Which Georgia public schools have the most resources?

Greenville Middle School in Greenville scored 71 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Georgia's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.

How is the resource index calculated?

It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

Georgia public schools by resource index

Greenville Middle School in Greenville scored highest of Georgia's public schools with 100 or more students on the resource index, 71 of 100: 9.1 students per teacher, 191 students per counselor and 4.7% chronically absent. The index averages staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance; it measures resources, not how well students learn.

Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · schools open in 2024-25 with 100+ students and all 4 factors reported; online, alternative, special-education, pre-K-only and correctional programs left out · method

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

The 50 highest scores, with each factor

School	Per teacher	Per counselor	Gifted	Chronically absent	Index
Greenville Middle School	9.1	191	Yes	4.7%	71
Hamilton Elementary School	11.3	112	Yes	9.5%	70
Westchester Elementary School	10.4	176	Yes	4.9%	70
Clayton Elementary School	12.4	140	Yes	10.1%	67
Charles Drew Charter JA/SR Academy	10.7	132	Yes	15.1%	66
Dekalb Early College Academy	17.4	154	Yes	2.4%	66
Fairyland Elementary School	11.7	227	Yes	5.7%	66
Oakhurst Elementary School	10.4	274	Yes	4.6%	66
Turner County Middle School	11.8	249	Yes	3.7%	66
Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers	17.1	145	Yes	5.1%	65
Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts	11.6	251	Yes	6.4%	64
May Howard Elementary School	10.0	229	Yes	11.8%	64
Westside Atlanta Charter School	10.4	167	Yes	15.3%	64
Marietta Center for Advanced Academics	12.7	250	Yes	5.9%	64
Webster County Elementary/Middle School	9.1	167	Yes	16.9%	64

The other 35 on the list

School	Per teacher	Per counselor	Gifted	Chronically absent	Index
Jacob G. Smith Elementary School	12.3	209	Yes	10.7%	63
Chattahoochee County Education Center	12.2	233	Yes	8.5%	63
World Language Academy Middle School	13.0	251	Yes	5.6%	63
Clairemont Elementary School	9.8	172	Yes	17.9%	63
Shallowford Falls Elementary School	11.2	301	Yes	7.6%	62
Oak Grove Elementary School	11.5	158	Yes	17.9%	62
Gordon Lee Middle School	12.6	294	Yes	5.1%	62
DeKalb School of the Arts	13.2	162	Yes	14.6%	62
Georgetown School	11.5	289	Yes	9.5%	61
Nicholson Elementary School	10.7	198	Yes	16.7%	61
Tapestry Public Charter School	8.1	265	Yes	15.7%	61
Terrell Middle School	11.7	244	Yes	11.5%	61
Elite Scholars Academy School	18.9	228	Yes	3.1%	60
Vaughan Elementary School	12.4	317	Yes	6.5%	60
Global Impact Academy	16.1	157	Yes	13.5%	60
Coastal Middle School	10.3	205	Yes	19.4%	60
Echols County High School	12.0	233	Yes	14.6%	60
Towns County Middle School	9.2	220	Yes	19.9%	60
Woodville Elementary School	10.7	233	Yes	16.1%	60
Savannah Early College High School	12.5	170	Yes	17.9%	60
Fourth District Elementary School	12.6	117	Yes	23.1%	60
Stewart County High School	8.8	359	Yes	9.2%	60
Macedonia Elementary School	14.2	256	Yes	10.3%	59
Museum School Avondale Estates	13.1	292	Yes	9.6%	59
Elm Street Elementary	13.2	264	Yes	11.8%	59
Kittredge Magnet School	15.8	319	Yes	2.2%	59
Timber Ridge Elementary School	13.4	317	Yes	7.5%	59
Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School	14.2	244	Yes	10.7%	59
Oak Grove Elementary School	12.3	327	Yes	8.5%	59
Roan Elementary School	10.2	375	Yes	7.8%	59
Odyssey Charter School	10.4	330	Yes	10.6%	59
Spalding Drive Elementary	10.7	314	Yes	11.2%	59
International Academy of Smyrna	11.7	359	Yes	5.7%	59
Washington-Wilkes Elementary School	13.0	194	Yes	17.4%	59
Glennwood Elementary School	9.9	332	Yes	12.0%	59

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 (students per teacher); CRDC 2021-22 (counselors on CRDC enrollment, gifted program); EDFacts 2022-23 (chronic absenteeism). Index: the mean of the factors reported, each 0 to 100.

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Questions about the resource index

Which Georgia public schools have the most resources?
Greenville Middle School in Greenville scored 71 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Georgia's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.
How is the resource index calculated?
It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School membership and staff · 2024-25

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection Counselors and gifted programs · 2021-22

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated September 2026