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Grady County

Cairo, Georgia · Public school district · #71 of 160 Georgia districts by enrollment

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4,415

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,065

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% below the Georgia median

14.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Georgia median 13.9

Grady County is a public school district based in Cairo, Georgia, serving 4,415 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #71 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 56% of them. Its schools average 736 students each, more than the Georgia median of 662. It spends about $11,065 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the Georgia median. It has roughly 14.2 students per teacher.

How Grady County compares

Grady CountyGeorgia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,065

Georgia median $11,989 · 8% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,136

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

Students per school736

Georgia median 662 · 11% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.2

Georgia median 13.9 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor442

Georgia median 425 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$59.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 19%State 58%Local 24%

Measure	Grady County	Georgia median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,065	$11,989	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,136	$7,267	FY2020-21
Total spending	$60.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$59.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	312	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	573	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.2	13.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	442	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
Baldwin CountyMilledgeville	4,510	6	$12,333	13.8	#70
Grady CountyCairo · this district	4,415	6	$11,065	14.2	#71
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

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Coalinga-Huron UnifiedCoalinga, CA	4,418	$14,481	19.5
North AndoverNorth Andover, MA	4,416	$17,138	13.1
Waunakee Community School DistrictWaunakee, WI	4,415	$12,667	12.4
Muhlenberg CountyPowderly, KY	4,410	$11,599	14.9

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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