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Jefferson County

Louisville, Georgia · Superintendent: Samuel Dasher · #129 of 160 Georgia districts by enrollment

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2,017

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,585

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Georgia median

12.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Georgia median 13.9

Jefferson County is a public school district based in Louisville, Georgia, serving 2,017 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #129 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 19% of them. Its schools average 403 students each, fewer than the Georgia median of 662. Its superintendent is Samuel Dasher. It spends about $12,585 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.6 students per teacher.

How Jefferson County compares

Jefferson CountyGeorgia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,585

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

Instruction spending per student$7,682

Georgia median $7,267 · 6% above · FY2020-21

Students per school403

Georgia median 662 · 39% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.6

Georgia median 13.9 · 9% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor336

Georgia median 425 · 21% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$33.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 16%State 49%Local 34%

Measure	Jefferson County	Georgia median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,585	$11,989	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,682	$7,267	FY2020-21
Total spending	$29.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$33.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	160	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	368	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.6	13.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	336	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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Samuel Dasher

Superintendent, Jefferson 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
Bacon CountyAlma	2,094	4	$12,359	13.0	#126
Screven CountySylvania	2,066	3	$12,627	13.2	#127
Social Circle CitySocial Circle	2,032	4	$11,732	14.6	#128
Jefferson CountyLouisville · this district	2,017	5	$12,585	12.6	#129
Dade CountyTrenton	1,988	4	$11,882	13.3	#130

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Redford Union Schools District No. 1Redford, MI	2,018	$18,546	13.7
Greensville County Public SchoolsEmporia, VA	2,017	$14,652	11.8
Freeland Community School DistrictFreeland, MI	2,016	$9,660	19.6
Elida LocalElida, OH	2,016	$11,762	16.4

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-jefferson-county