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Barrow County

Winder, Georgia · Superintendent: Dallas LeDuff · #24 of 160 Georgia districts by enrollment

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15,313

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,101

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Georgia median

12.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Georgia median 13.9

Barrow County is a public school district based in Winder, Georgia, serving 15,313 students in 17 schools. By enrollment it ranks #24 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 86% of them. Its schools average 901 students each, more than the Georgia median of 662. Its superintendent is Dallas LeDuff. It spends about $11,101 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Georgia median. It has roughly 12.8 students per teacher.

How Barrow County compares

Barrow CountyGeorgia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,101

Georgia median $11,989 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,739

Georgia median $7,267 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Students per school901

Georgia median 662 · 36% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.8

Georgia median 13.9 · 8% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor414

Georgia median 425 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$185.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 10%State 51%Local 40%

Measure	Barrow County	Georgia median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,101	$11,989	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,739	$7,267	FY2020-21
Total spending	$177.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$185.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,200	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	2,192	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.8	13.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	414	425	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Georgia median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Dallas LeDuff

Superintendent, Barrow County

Source: Georgia School Superintendents Association member directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change

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Peer districts in Georgia

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Carroll CountyCarrollton	16,400	24	$11,181	15.2	#22
Rockdale CountyConyers	15,342	18	$13,125	13.5	#23
Barrow CountyWinder · this district	15,313	17	$11,101	12.8	#24
Walton CountyMonroe	14,783	15	$10,820	15.3	#25
Effingham CountySpringfield	14,560	13	$10,948	13.7	#26

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Schaumburg CCSD 54Schaumburg, IL	15,298	$17,359	11.9
BrocktonBrockton, MA	15,280	$18,018	15.6
Antioch UnifiedAntioch, CA	15,253	$13,277	21.6
Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictCedar Rapids, IA	15,224	$13,580	14.4

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ga-barrow-county