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Candler County

Metter, Georgia · Public school district · #125 of 160 Georgia districts by enrollment

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2,157

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,639

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 11% below the Georgia median

15.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Georgia median 13.9

Candler County is a public school district based in Metter, Georgia, serving 2,157 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #125 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 22% of them. Its schools average 539 students each, fewer than the Georgia median of 662. It spends about $10,639 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% less than the Georgia median. It has roughly 15.2 students per teacher.

How Candler County compares

Candler CountyGeorgia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,639

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

Instruction spending per student$6,386

Georgia median $7,267 · 12% below · FY2020-21

Students per school539

Georgia median 662 · 19% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.2

Georgia median 13.9 · 9% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor431

Georgia median 425 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$28.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 18%State 53%Local 29%

Measure	Candler County	Georgia median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,639	$11,989	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,386	$7,267	FY2020-21
Total spending	$25.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$28.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	142	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	323	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.2	13.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	431	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Meriwether CountyGreenville	2,245	7	$13,925	12.5	#122
Heard CountyFranklin	2,220	5	$12,243	14.0	#123
Brooks CountyQuitman	2,179	6	$13,310	13.4	#124
Candler CountyMetter · this district	2,157	4	$10,639	15.2	#125
Bacon CountyAlma	2,094	4	$12,359	13.0	#126

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
MedwayMedway, MA	2,158	$19,292	14.0
RocklandRockland, MA	2,158	$19,591	12.7
Carmel UnifiedCarmel, CA	2,157	$26,833	15.7
Spencer-Owen Community SchoolsSpencer, IN	2,156	$10,909	13.1

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-candler-county