Butts County
Butts County is a public school district based in Jackson, Georgia, serving 3,497 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #92 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 43% of them. Its schools average 699 students each, about the same as the Georgia median of 662. It spends about $11,501 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.3 students per teacher.
How Butts County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Butts County | Georgia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,501 | $11,989 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,604 | $7,267 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $40.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $47.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 244 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 523 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 13.9 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 437 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumter CountyAmericus | 3,560 | 5 | $12,272 | 13.2 | #89 |
| Haralson CountyTallapoosa | 3,525 | 7 | $12,961 | 13.7 | #90 |
| Tattnall CountyReidsville | 3,501 | 5 | $11,524 | 12.7 | #91 |
| Butts CountyJackson · this district | 3,497 | 5 | $11,501 | 14.3 | #92 |
| Pike CountyZebulon | 3,459 | 5 | $10,173 | 14.2 | #93 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorktown Central School DistrictYorktown Heights, NY | 3,499 | $27,499 | 10.9 |
| Del Mar Union ElementarySan Diego, CA | 3,497 | $18,866 | 19.5 |
| Hawthorn CCSD 73Vernon Hills, IL | 3,496 | $17,844 | 10.5 |
| Kirby School District 140Tinley Park, IL | 3,495 | $18,250 | 12.9 |
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.
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