District profile / Georgia

Dodge County

Eastman, Georgia · Public school district · #113 of 160 Georgia districts by enrollment

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2,659

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,118

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Georgia median

12.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Georgia median 13.9

Dodge County is a public school district based in Eastman, Georgia, serving 2,659 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #113 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 30% of them. Its schools average 532 students each, fewer than the Georgia median of 662. It spends about $12,118 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.7 students per teacher.

How Dodge County compares

Dodge CountyGeorgia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,118

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

Instruction spending per student$7,951

Georgia median $7,267 · 9% above · FY2020-21

Students per school532

Georgia median 662 · 20% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.7

Georgia median 13.9 · 9% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor443

Georgia median 425 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$42.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 18%State 59%Local 24%

Measure	Dodge County	Georgia median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,118	$11,989	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,951	$7,267	FY2020-21
Total spending	$36.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$42.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	210	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	453	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.7	13.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	443	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
Jasper CountyMonticello	2,706	4	$12,253	13.7	#110
Chattooga CountySummerville	2,676	5	$11,749	14.8	#111
Washington CountySandersville	2,661	4	$11,725	13.8	#112
Dodge CountyEastman · this district	2,659	5	$12,118	12.7	#113
Thomasville CityThomasville	2,622	5	$12,176	13.4	#114

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Excelsior Springs 40Excelsior Springs, MO	2,661	$10,794	13.8
Middle Township Public School DistrictCape May Court House, NJ	2,658	$19,833	11.9
Dover CityDover, OH	2,658	$10,423	20.3
Sauk Prairie School DistrictPrairie du Sac, WI	2,658	$12,682	13.4

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-dodge-county