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Wilkinson County

Irwinton, Georgia · Superintendent: Angela James · #158 of 160 Georgia districts by enrollment

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1,036

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,040

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 17% above the Georgia median

13.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Georgia median 13.9

Wilkinson County is a public school district based in Irwinton, Georgia, serving 1,036 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #158 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 1% of them. Its schools average 259 students each, fewer than the Georgia median of 662. Its superintendent is Angela James. It spends about $14,040 per student on day-to-day operations, 17% more than the Georgia median. It has roughly 13.1 students per teacher.

How Wilkinson County compares

Wilkinson CountyGeorgia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,040

Georgia median $11,989 · 17% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,950

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

Students per school259

Georgia median 662 · 61% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.1

Georgia median 13.9 · 6% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor345

Georgia median 425 · 19% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$21.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 29%State 32%Local 39%

Measure	Wilkinson County	Georgia median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,040	$11,989	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,950	$7,267	FY2020-21
Total spending	$17.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$21.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	79	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	205	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.1	13.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	345	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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Angela James

Superintendent, Wilkinson 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
Dooly CountyVienna	1,067	4	$13,495	13.9	#156
Macon CountyOglethorpe	1,047	3	$13,341	14.0	#157
Wilkinson CountyIrwinton · this district	1,036	4	$14,040	13.1	#158
Johnson CountyWrightsville	1,026	3	$12,915	13.2	#159
Treutlen CountySoperton	1,020	2	$11,904	12.0	#160

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Lakeview Community SchoolsColumbus, NE	1,037	$12,862	14.4
Jefferson Co. R-VIIFestus, MO	1,036	$11,421	13.1
East Windsor School DistrictEast Windsor, CT	1,035	$28,856	10.3
Waynedale LocalApple Creek, OH	1,035	$15,505	14.8

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-wilkinson-county