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Clarke County

Athens, Georgia · Superintendent: Jennifer Scott · #30 of 160 Georgia districts by enrollment

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12,275

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,755

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 31% above the Georgia median

10.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Georgia median 13.9

Clarke County is a public school district based in Athens, Georgia, serving 12,275 students in 21 schools. By enrollment it ranks #30 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 82% of them. Its schools average 585 students each, fewer than the Georgia median of 662. Its superintendent is Jennifer Scott. It spends about $15,755 per student on day-to-day operations, 31% more than the Georgia median. It has roughly 10.2 students per teacher.

How Clarke County compares

Clarke CountyGeorgia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,755

Georgia median $11,989 · 31% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,649

Georgia median $7,267 · 33% above · FY2020-21

Students per school585

Georgia median 662 · 12% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.2

Georgia median 13.9 · 27% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor279

Georgia median 425 · 34% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$244.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 15%State 32%Local 53%

Measure	Clarke County	Georgia median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,755	$11,989	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,649	$7,267	FY2020-21
Total spending	$218.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$244.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,207	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	2,550	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.2	13.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	279	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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Jennifer Scott

Superintendent, Clarke 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
Dougherty CountyAlbany	12,910	21	$13,566	13.6	#28
Glynn CountyBrunswick	12,750	17	$12,221	12.9	#29
Clarke CountyAthens · this district	12,275	21	$15,755	10.2	#30
Troup CountyLaGrange	12,262	19	$11,464	14.3	#31
Whitfield CountyDalton	11,942	22	$11,519	13.1	#32

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Troy School DistrictTroy, MI	12,283	$12,735	16.8
Kalamazoo Public SchoolsKalamazoo, MI	12,273	$12,689	17.7
Chico UnifiedChico, CA	12,266	$13,999	20.9
Roscoe Collegiate ISDRoscoe, TX	12,256	$20,571	240.3

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-clarke-county