Ben Hill County
Ben Hill County is a public school district based in Fitzgerald, Georgia, serving 2,831 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #107 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 33% of them. Its schools average 708 students each, about the same as the Georgia median of 662. It spends about $12,641 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% more than the Georgia median. It has roughly 13.8 students per teacher.
How Ben Hill County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Ben Hill County | Georgia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,641 | $11,989 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,396 | $7,267 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $61.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $55.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 205 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 428 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 13.9 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 708 | 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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Peer districts in Georgia
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam CountyEatonton | 2,938 | 4 | $14,240 | 12.1 | #105 |
| Lamar CountyBarnesville | 2,872 | 4 | $10,467 | 16.3 | #106 |
| Ben Hill CountyFitzgerald · this district | 2,831 | 4 | $12,641 | 13.8 | #107 |
| Banks CountyHomer | 2,798 | 4 | $11,864 | 12.8 | #108 |
| Fannin CountyBlue Ridge | 2,753 | 5 | $14,234 | 13.2 | #109 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loomis Union ElementaryLoomis, CA | 2,831 | $9,697 | 22.1 |
| Hanover Community School CorporationCedar Lake, IN | 2,831 | $8,875 | 17.4 |
| Snowflake Unified District (4391)Snowflake, AZ | 2,830 | $8,060 | 22.5 |
| South Orangetown Central School DistrictBlauvelt, NY | 2,830 | $31,044 | 10.6 |
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-ben-hill-county