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Forsyth County

Cumming, Georgia · Superintendent: Mitch Young · #5 of 160 Georgia districts by enrollment

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54,864

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,321

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 14% below the Georgia median

15.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Georgia median 13.9

Forsyth County is a public school district based in Cumming, Georgia, serving 54,864 students in 42 schools. By enrollment it ranks #5 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 97% of them. Its schools average 1,306 students each, more than the Georgia median of 662. Its superintendent is Mitch Young. It spends about $10,321 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% less than the Georgia median. It has roughly 15.7 students per teacher.

How Forsyth County compares

Forsyth CountyGeorgia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,321

Georgia median $11,989 · 14% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,228

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

Students per school1,306

Georgia median 662 · 97% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.7

Georgia median 13.9 · 13% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor409

Georgia median 425 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$648.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 38%Local 56%

Measure	Forsyth County	Georgia median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,321	$11,989	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,228	$7,267	FY2020-21
Total spending	$694.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$648.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	3,501	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	6,455	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.7	13.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	409	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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Mitch Young

Superintendent, Forsyth 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
Forsyth CountyCumming · this district	54,864	42	$10,321	15.7	#5
Clayton CountyJonesboro	51,055	67	$11,027	14.8	#6
Atlanta Public SchoolsAtlanta	49,945	87	$18,492	12.1	#7
Henry CountyMcDonough	43,012	53	$10,537	15.8	#8
Cherokee CountyCanton	42,031	37	$11,358	14.4	#9

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
North East ISDSan Antonio, TX	56,420	$9,987	14.2
Aldine ISDHouston, TX	56,419	$11,814	14.4
Mesa Unified District (4235)Mesa, AZ	55,821	$10,088	18.3
Manatee CountyBradenton, FL	54,215	$10,483	17.4

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-forsyth-county