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Effingham County

Springfield, Georgia · Superintendent: Yancy Ford · #26 of 160 Georgia districts by enrollment

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14,560

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,948

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% below the Georgia median

13.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Georgia median 13.9

Effingham County is a public school district based in Springfield, Georgia, serving 14,560 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #26 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 84% of them. Its schools average 1,120 students each, more than the Georgia median of 662. Its superintendent is Yancy Ford. It spends about $10,948 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the Georgia median. It has roughly 13.7 students per teacher.

How Effingham County compares

Effingham CountyGeorgia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,948

Georgia median $11,989 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,038

Georgia median $7,267 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school1,120

Georgia median 662 · 69% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.7

Georgia median 13.9 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor455

Georgia median 425 · 7% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$159.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 10%State 55%Local 35%

Measure	Effingham County	Georgia median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,948	$11,989	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,038	$7,267	FY2020-21
Total spending	$148.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$159.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,061	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	2,231	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.7	13.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	455	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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Yancy Ford

Superintendent, Effingham 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
Rockdale CountyConyers	15,342	18	$13,125	13.5	#23
Barrow CountyWinder	15,313	17	$11,101	12.8	#24
Walton CountyMonroe	14,783	15	$10,820	15.3	#25
Effingham CountySpringfield · this district	14,560	13	$10,948	13.7	#26
Bartow CountyCartersville	14,019	19	$11,539	14.1	#27

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Thompson School District R-2JLoveland, CO	14,580	$13,797	15.6
Norwalk-La Mirada UnifiedNorwalk, CA	14,577	$14,885	22.8
Elk River Public School DistrictElk River, MN	14,577	$11,853	20.2
Suffolk City Public SchoolsSuffolk, VA	14,565	$12,237	14.5

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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