Decatur County
Decatur County is a public school district based in Bainbridge, Georgia, serving 4,178 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #75 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 53% of them. Its schools average 696 students each, about the same as the Georgia median of 662. It spends about $11,893 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.7 students per teacher.
How Decatur County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Decatur County | Georgia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,893 | $11,989 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,039 | $7,267 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $56.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $72.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 306 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 662 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 13.9 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 380 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson CountyDawsonville | 4,296 | 7 | $14,168 | 15.1 | #72 |
| Jefferson CityJefferson | 4,294 | 4 | $9,814 | 15.1 | #73 |
| Calhoun CityCalhoun | 4,193 | 5 | $9,447 | 16.9 | #74 |
| Decatur CountyBainbridge · this district | 4,178 | 6 | $11,893 | 13.7 | #75 |
| Gilmer CountyEllijay | 4,124 | 5 | $11,900 | 14.4 | #76 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehall-Coplay School DistrictWhitehall, PA | 4,185 | $13,929 | 14.5 |
| Dickinson 1Dickinson, ND | 4,183 | $14,637 | 11.4 |
| Cheltenham School DistrictElkins Park, PA | 4,176 | $22,519 | 12.5 |
| Wyandotte School District of the City ofWyandotte, MI | 4,171 | $16,249 | 13.6 |
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.
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