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Screven County

Sylvania, Georgia · Superintendent: Jim Thompson · #127 of 160 Georgia districts by enrollment

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2,066

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,627

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 5% above the Georgia median

13.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Georgia median 13.9

Screven County is a public school district based in Sylvania, Georgia, serving 2,066 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #127 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 21% of them. Its schools average 689 students each, about the same as the Georgia median of 662. Its superintendent is Jim Thompson. It spends about $12,627 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% more than the Georgia median. It has roughly 13.2 students per teacher.

How Screven County compares

Screven CountyGeorgia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,627

Georgia median $11,989 · 5% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,784

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

Students per school689

Georgia median 662 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.2

Georgia median 13.9 · 5% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor344

Georgia median 425 · 19% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$31.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 17%State 50%Local 33%

Measure	Screven County	Georgia median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,627	$11,989	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,784	$7,267	FY2020-21
Total spending	$28.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$31.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	156	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	330	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.2	13.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	344	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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Jim Thompson

Superintendent, Screven 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 · this district	2,066	3	$12,627	13.2	#127
Social Circle CitySocial Circle	2,032	4	$11,732	14.6	#128
Jefferson CountyLouisville	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
Clayton Ridge Community School DistrictGuttenberg, IA	2,066	$8,950	45.9
Waupaca School DistrictWaupaca, WI	2,066	$13,197	13.1
Orchard View SchoolsMuskegon, MI	2,064	$12,421	13.9
Crenshaw CountyLuverne, AL	2,063	$9,984	15.5

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-screven-county