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McIntosh County

Darien, Georgia · Superintendent: Merwan Massa · #141 of 160 Georgia districts by enrollment

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1,394

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,690

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 14% above the Georgia median

13.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Georgia median 13.9

McIntosh County is a public school district based in Darien, Georgia, serving 1,394 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #141 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 12% of them. Its schools average 465 students each, fewer than the Georgia median of 662. Its superintendent is Merwan Massa. It spends about $13,690 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% more than the Georgia median. It has roughly 13.8 students per teacher.

How McIntosh County compares

McIntosh CountyGeorgia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,690

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

Instruction spending per student$7,218

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

Students per school465

Georgia median 662 · 30% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.8

Georgia median 13.9 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor465

Georgia median 425 · 9% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$21.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 18%State 32%Local 49%

Measure	McIntosh County	Georgia median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,690	$11,989	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,218	$7,267	FY2020-21
Total spending	$18.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$21.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	101	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	215	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.8	13.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	465	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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Merwan Massa

Superintendent, McIntosh 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
Early CountyBlakely	1,482	3	$14,018	10.8	#140
McIntosh CountyDarien · this district	1,394	3	$13,690	13.8	#141
Seminole CountyDonalsonville	1,332	2	$13,699	13.2	#142
Pulaski CountyHawkinsville	1,320	3	$12,508	13.9	#143
Marion CountyBuena Vista	1,293	2	$11,759	15.4	#144

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Ridgefield School DistrictRidgefield, NJ	1,395	$30,706	8.7
Troy Area School DistrictTroy, PA	1,395	$16,258	8.1
Kiona-Benton City School DistrictBenton City, WA	1,395	$14,988	16.8
Reed Custer CUSD 255UBraidwood, IL	1,393	$17,033	12.1

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-mcintosh-county