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Wayne County

Jesup, Georgia · Superintendent: Toni Williams · #64 of 160 Georgia districts by enrollment

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5,348

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,290

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Georgia median

14.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Georgia median 13.9

Wayne County is a public school district based in Jesup, Georgia, serving 5,348 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #64 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 60% of them. Its schools average 668 students each, about the same as the Georgia median of 662. Its superintendent is Toni Williams. It spends about $12,290 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.1 students per teacher.

How Wayne County compares

Wayne CountyGeorgia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,290

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

Instruction spending per student$7,231

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

Students per school668

Georgia median 662 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.1

Georgia median 13.9 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor411

Georgia median 425 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$70.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 18%State 52%Local 30%

Measure	Wayne County	Georgia median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,290	$11,989	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,231	$7,267	FY2020-21
Total spending	$65.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$70.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	379	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	726	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.1	13.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	411	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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Toni Williams

Superintendent, Wayne 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
Harris CountyHamilton	5,663	7	$11,245	14.9	#62
City Schools of DecaturDecatur	5,367	9	$15,239	12.2	#63
Wayne CountyJesup · this district	5,348	8	$12,290	14.1	#64
Madison CountyDanielsville	5,165	7	$12,232	13.5	#65
Jones CountyGray	5,004	7	$11,907	14.0	#66

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Romeo Community SchoolsRomeo, MI	5,355	$11,870	16.4
Port Neches-Groves ISDPort Neches, TX	5,349	$10,769	14.2
Port Washington Union Free School DistrictPort Washington, NY	5,348	$28,165	12.0
Floyd CountyEastern, KY	5,347	$12,516	15.3

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-wayne-county