Worth County
Worth County is a public school district based in Sylvester, Georgia, serving 3,057 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #101 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 37% of them. Its schools average 611 students each, about the same as the Georgia median of 662. Its superintendent is Nehemiah Cummings. It spends about $10,568 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% less than the Georgia median. It has roughly 14.8 students per teacher.
How Worth County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Worth County | Georgia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,568 | $11,989 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,124 | $7,267 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $37.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $39.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 207 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 457 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 13.9 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 510 | 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.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Nehemiah Cummings
Source: Georgia School Superintendents Association member directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
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Peer districts in Georgia
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDuffie CountyThomson | 3,088 | 6 | $11,918 | 14.3 | #98 |
| Jeff Davis CountyHazlehurst | 3,074 | 4 | $10,785 | 15.0 | #99 |
| Berrien CountyNashville | 3,061 | 5 | $10,853 | 14.9 | #100 |
| Worth CountySylvester · this district | 3,057 | 5 | $10,568 | 14.8 | #101 |
| Union CountyBlairsville | 3,015 | 5 | $12,006 | 14.0 | #102 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queensbury Union Free School DistrictQueensbury, NY | 3,060 | $17,428 | 13.5 |
| Smith CountyCarthage, TN | 3,056 | $9,266 | n/a |
| Dennis-YarmouthSouth Yarmouth, MA | 3,054 | $24,486 | 10.8 |
| Central School District 13JIndependence, OR | 3,054 | $13,117 | 20.1 |
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.
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