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Lincoln County

Lincolnton, Georgia · Public school district · #146 of 160 Georgia districts by enrollment

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1,261

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,177

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 10% above the Georgia median

14.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Georgia median 13.9

Lincoln County is a public school district based in Lincolnton, Georgia, serving 1,261 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #146 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 9% of them. Its schools average 420 students each, fewer than the Georgia median of 662. It spends about $13,177 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% more than the Georgia median. It has roughly 14.7 students per teacher.

How Lincoln County compares

Lincoln CountyGeorgia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,177

Georgia median $11,989 · 10% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,792

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

Students per school420

Georgia median 662 · 37% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.7

Georgia median 13.9 · 6% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor420

Georgia median 425 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$17.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 14%State 43%Local 42%

Measure	Lincoln County	Georgia median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,177	$11,989	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,792	$7,267	FY2020-21
Total spending	$16.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$17.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	86	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	205	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.7	13.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	420	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
Wilkes CountyWashington	1,262	4	$13,171	13.4	#145
Lincoln CountyLincolnton · this district	1,261	3	$13,177	14.7	#146
Chickamauga CityChickamauga	1,258	3	$10,738	15.0	#147
Schley CountyEllaville	1,253	2	$10,993	14.2	#148
Pelham CityPelham	1,246	3	$11,571	12.1	#149

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Orange Beach CityOrange Beach, AL	1,262	n/a	14.8
Wilmington CUSD 209UWilmington, IL	1,261	$11,661	14.7
Ellsworth Public SchoolsEllsworth, ME	1,261	$17,249	10.3
Windber Area School DistrictWindber, PA	1,261	$12,492	14.3

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-lincoln-county