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Seminole County

Donalsonville, Georgia · Superintendent: Mark Earnest · #142 of 160 Georgia districts by enrollment

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1,332

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,699

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 14% above the Georgia median

13.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Georgia median 13.9

Seminole County is a public school district based in Donalsonville, Georgia, serving 1,332 students in 2 schools. By enrollment it ranks #142 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 11% of them. Its schools average 666 students each, about the same as the Georgia median of 662. Its superintendent is Mark Earnest. It spends about $13,699 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% more than the Georgia median. It has roughly 13.2 students per teacher.

How Seminole County compares

Seminole CountyGeorgia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,699

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

Instruction spending per student$7,675

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

Students per school666

Georgia median 662 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.2

Georgia median 13.9 · 5% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor444

Georgia median 425 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$22.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 27%State 40%Local 33%

Measure	Seminole County	Georgia median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,699	$11,989	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,675	$7,267	FY2020-21
Total spending	$19.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$22.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	101	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	192	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.2	13.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	444	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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Mark Earnest

Superintendent, Seminole 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
McIntosh CountyDarien	1,394	3	$13,690	13.8	#141
Seminole CountyDonalsonville · this district	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
Wilkes CountyWashington	1,262	4	$13,171	13.4	#145

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
River Forest School District 90River Forest, IL	1,333	$20,886	11.5
MSD Warren CountyWilliamsport, IN	1,332	$9,786	13.5
Township of Franklin School DistrictFranklinville, NJ	1,332	$19,182	12.3
Lisbon Public SchoolsLisbon, ME	1,331	$16,418	13.9

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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