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Bleckley County

Cochran, Georgia · Superintendent: Trey Belflower · #116 of 160 Georgia districts by enrollment

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2,581

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,871

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Georgia median

14.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Georgia median 13.9

Bleckley County is a public school district based in Cochran, Georgia, serving 2,581 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #116 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 28% of them. Its schools average 516 students each, fewer than the Georgia median of 662. Its superintendent is Trey Belflower. It spends about $11,871 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.2 students per teacher.

How Bleckley County compares

Bleckley CountyGeorgia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,871

Georgia median $11,989 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,411

Georgia median $7,267 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school516

Georgia median 662 · 22% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.2

Georgia median 13.9 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor645

Georgia median 425 · 52% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$40.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 16%State 64%Local 19%

Measure	Bleckley County	Georgia median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,871	$11,989	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,411	$7,267	FY2020-21
Total spending	$43.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$40.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	182	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	400	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.2	13.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	645	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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Trey Belflower

Superintendent, Bleckley 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
Washington CountySandersville	2,661	4	$11,725	13.8	#112
Dodge CountyEastman	2,659	5	$12,118	12.7	#113
Thomasville CityThomasville	2,622	5	$12,176	13.4	#114
Greene CountyGreensboro	2,597	5	$14,815	11.8	#115
Bleckley CountyCochran · this district	2,581	5	$11,871	14.2	#116

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Gloversville City School DistrictGloversville, NY	2,582	$21,731	10.9
Delaware Community School CorporationMuncie, IN	2,581	$9,177	14.5
North St. Francois Co. R-IBonne Terre, MO	2,581	$10,176	12.4
Garfield Heights City SchoolsGarfield Heights, OH	2,581	$13,485	14.3

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-bleckley-county