Georgia · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in Georgia

Schools in Georgia ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools Editorial. · Updated June 2026

The spending picture in one line

Clay County Elementary tops the list: its district, Clay County, spends $30,025 per student, against a Georgia average of $13,863.

$30,025
per-student spend in Clay County: $13,863
Georgia average: $16,593
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2021-22). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Clay County Elementary Fort Gaines · other	Clay County	143	$30,025
2	Slam Academy of Atlanta Atlanta · elementary	State Charter Schools Ii- Slam Academy of Atlanta	238	$23,326
3	North Atlanta High School Atlanta · high	Atlanta Public Schools	2,368	$22,882
4	Midtown High School Atlanta · high	Atlanta Public Schools	1,696	$22,882
5	Willis a. Sutton Middle School Atlanta · middle	Atlanta Public Schools	1,619	$22,882
6	Maynard Jackson High School Atlanta · high	Atlanta Public Schools	1,549	$22,882
7	Benjamin E. Mays High School Atlanta · high	Atlanta Public Schools	1,338	$22,882
8	Frederick Douglass High School Atlanta · high	Atlanta Public Schools	1,296	$22,882
9	David T Howard Middle School Atlanta · middle	Atlanta Public Schools	1,073	$22,882
10	D. M. Therrell High School Atlanta · high	Atlanta Public Schools	964	$22,882
11	Charles R. Drew Charter School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	961	$22,882
12	South Atlanta High School Atlanta · high	Atlanta Public Schools	942	$22,882
13	Charles Drew Charter Ja/Sr Academy Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	941	$22,882
14	Morris Brandon Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	911	$22,882
15	Martin L. King Jr. Middle School Atlanta · middle	Atlanta Public Schools	879	$22,882
16	Kipp Atlanta Collegiate Charter School Atlanta · high	Atlanta Public Schools	874	$22,882
17	Booker T. Washington High School Atlanta · high	Atlanta Public Schools	856	$22,882
18	Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	851	$22,882
19	Woodson Park Academy School Atlanta · elementary	Atlanta Public Schools	842	$22,882
20	Wesley International Academy Charter Atlanta · elementary	Atlanta Public Schools	776	$22,882
21	Centennial Place Academy (Charter) Atlanta · elementary	Atlanta Public Schools	757	$22,882
22	Morningside Elementary School Atlanta · elementary	Atlanta Public Schools	722	$22,882
23	E. Rivers Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	699	$22,882
24	Atlanta Classical Academy Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	697	$22,882
25	John Lewis Invictus Academy Atlanta · middle	Atlanta Public Schools	692	$22,882
26	Jean Childs Young Middle School Atlanta · middle	Atlanta Public Schools	657	$22,882
27	Ralph Bunche Middle School Atlanta · middle	Atlanta Public Schools	651	$22,882
28	Parkside Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	650	$22,882
29	Crawford Long Middle School Atlanta · middle	Atlanta Public Schools	627	$22,882
30	Kipp Strive Primary Charter School Atlanta · elementary	Atlanta Public Schools	627	$22,882
31	Bolton Academy Elementary Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	590	$22,882
32	Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	583	$22,882
33	Burgess-Peterson Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	580	$22,882
34	Kipp Vision Primary Charter School Atlanta · elementary	Atlanta Public Schools	562	$22,882
35	Kipp Ways Primary Charter School Atlanta · elementary	Atlanta Public Schools	559	$22,882
36	Harper-Archer Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	545	$22,882
37	Carver High School Atlanta · high	Atlanta Public Schools	544	$22,882
38	Mary Lin Elementary School Atlanta · elementary	Atlanta Public Schools	526	$22,882
39	Carver High School Early College Atlanta · high	Atlanta Public Schools	514	$22,882
40	Fred a. Toomer Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	513	$22,882
41	Kipp Soul Primary Atlanta · elementary	Atlanta Public Schools	505	$22,882
42	Jackson Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	502	$22,882
43	Miles Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	499	$22,882
44	Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	496	$22,882
45	Garden Hills Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	494	$22,882
46	Deerwood Academy Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	469	$22,882
47	M. a. Jones Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	461	$22,882
48	Sylvan Hills Middle School Atlanta · middle	Atlanta Public Schools	452	$22,882
49	Tuskegee Airman Global Academy Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	447	$22,882
50	William M.Boyd Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	439	$22,882
51	Springdale Park Elementary School Atlanta · elementary	Atlanta Public Schools	437	$22,882
52	R. N. Fickett Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	432	$22,882
53	The John Hope-Charles Walter Hill Elementary Schools Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	423	$22,882
54	Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary Atlanta · elementary	Atlanta Public Schools	394	$22,882
55	Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elmentary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	390	$22,882
56	Corretta Scott King Young Womens' Leadership Academy Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	377	$22,882
57	Heritage Academy Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	375	$22,882
58	Continental Colony Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	368	$22,882
59	The Kindezi School Atlanta · elementary	Atlanta Public Schools	360	$22,882
60	Westside Atlanta Charter School Atlanta · elementary	Atlanta Public Schools	349	$22,882
61	Herman J. Russell West End Academy Atlanta · middle	Atlanta Public Schools	342	$22,882
62	T. J. Perkerson Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	338	$22,882
63	John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	330	$22,882
64	Benteen Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	329	$22,882
65	Kindezi Old 4th Ward Atlanta · elementary	Atlanta Public Schools	321	$22,882
66	William J. Scott Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	319	$22,882
67	Cascade Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	314	$22,882
68	Kipp Strive Charter School Atlanta · elementary	Atlanta Public Schools	312	$22,882
69	Charles L. Gideons Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	311	$22,882
70	Kipp Vision Charter School Atlanta · elementary	Atlanta Public Schools	300	$22,882
71	Barack and Michelle Obama Academy Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	297	$22,882
72	Emma Hutchinson Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	295	$22,882
73	Finch Elementary Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	291	$22,882
74	Kipp Ways Academy Charter School Atlanta · elementary	Atlanta Public Schools	289	$22,882
75	Kipp Soul Academy Atlanta · elementary	Atlanta Public Schools	285	$22,882
76	Peyton Forest Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	283	$22,882
77	Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	279	$22,882
78	L. O. Kimberly Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	270	$22,882
79	B.E.S.T Academy Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	268	$22,882
80	Cleveland Avenue Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	253	$22,882
81	West Manor Elementary School Atlanta · elementary	Atlanta Public Schools	247	$22,882
82	Judson Price Middle School Atlanta · middle	Atlanta Public Schools	241	$22,882
83	Joseph Humphries Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	237	$22,882
84	Beecher Hills Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	237	$22,882
85	Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle Atlanta · middle	Atlanta Public Schools	233	$22,882
86	F. L. Stanton Elementary School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	161	$22,882
87	Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	147	$22,882
88	Hillside Conant School Atlanta · other	Atlanta Public Schools	67	$22,882
89	Lewis Elementary School Sparta · other	Hancock County	293	$22,858
90	Hancock Central High School Sparta · high	Hancock County	199	$22,858
91	Hancock Central Middle School Sparta · middle	Hancock County	160	$22,858
92	Stewart County Elementary School Lumpkin · other	Stewart County	142	$21,514
93	Stewart County High School Lumpkin · high	Stewart County	114	$21,514
94	Stewart County Middle School Lumpkin · middle	Stewart County	82	$21,514
95	Randolph County Elementary School Cuthbert · other	Randolph County	294	$20,934
96	Randolph Clay High School Cuthbert · high	Randolph County	202	$20,934
97	Randolph County Middle School Cuthbert · middle	Randolph County	139	$20,934
98	Quitman County Elementary Georgetown · other	Quitman County	200	$20,846
99	Quitman County High School Georgetown · high	Quitman County	109	$20,846
100	Central Elementary/High School Talbotton · other	Talbot County	364	$19,820

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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