School district · Georgia

Barrow County

Barrow County in Georgia: 17 public schools with 15,313 students and 12.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,509 per student in FY2024.

Schools
17
Students
15,313
Students per teacher
12.8
GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,509
GA $15.8K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
1,200
Counselors (FTE)
37.6
Students per counselor
407
GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
5.5
Librarians (FTE): 16.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Georgia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Georgia: 40%

34%proficient

−0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 51% of school districts in Georgia

Median 34% · 230 school districts compared

6,681 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Georgia: 43%

37%proficient

A lower share proficient than 50% of school districts in Georgia

Median 38% · 230 school districts compared

6,680 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.6K15
$9.4K16
$9.7K17
$10.0K18
$10.3K19
$10.8K20
$11.1K21
$12.3K22
$12.9K23
$14.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.8% · $26.1M
State
48% · $128M
Local
42% · $112.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,868
Support services
$4,593
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$34.2M
Long-term debt
$134.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 10Middle schools: 4High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–567810.132%37%
Pre-K–570013.035%41%
Pre-K–564112.034%46%
Pre-K–565411.338%41%
Pre-K–557310.936%46%
Pre-K–581313.138%45%
Pre-K–576412.628%40%
Pre-K–577611.933%34%
Pre-K–565610.025%35%
Pre-K–578212.626%30%
6–875212.934%34%
6–897314.639%43%
6–897314.939%35%
6–879313.729%27%
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
179 West Athens Street, Winder, GA 30680
Phone
(770)867-4527