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Fayette County

Fayetteville, Georgia · Public school district · #20 of 160 Georgia districts by enrollment

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19,800

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,357

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Georgia median

14.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Georgia median 13.9

Fayette County is a public school district based in Fayetteville, Georgia, serving 19,800 students in 24 schools. By enrollment it ranks #20 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 88% of them. Its schools average 825 students each, more than the Georgia median of 662. It spends about $12,357 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.0 students per teacher.

How Fayette County compares

Fayette CountyGeorgia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,357

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

Instruction spending per student$8,141

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

Students per school825

Georgia median 662 · 25% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.0

Georgia median 13.9 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor404

Georgia median 425 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$300.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 39%Local 55%

Measure	Fayette County	Georgia median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,357	$11,989	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,141	$7,267	FY2020-21
Total spending	$283.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$300.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,414	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	2,642	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.0	13.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	404	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
Coweta CountyNewnan	23,064	29	$11,049	14.3	#18
Bibb CountyMacon	21,334	35	$12,686	13.8	#19
Fayette CountyFayetteville · this district	19,800	24	$12,357	14.0	#20
Newton CountyCovington	18,672	22	$12,035	15.2	#21
Carroll CountyCarrollton	16,400	24	$11,181	15.2	#22

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Madera UnifiedMadera, CA	19,935	$14,158	19.7
McAllen ISDMcAllen, TX	19,890	$11,803	13.8
Broken Arrow Public SchoolsBroken Arrow, OK	19,882	$8,462	17.6
Mesa County Valley School District No. 51Grand Junction, CO	19,753	$11,014	15.7

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-fayette-county