School district · Georgia

Butts County

Butts County in Georgia: 5 public schools with 3,497 students and 14.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,777 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
3,497
Students per teacher
14.3
GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,777
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)
245
Counselors (FTE)
8.1
Students per counselor
432
GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.0
Librarians (FTE): 5.0

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%

32%proficient

−1.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 55% of school districts in Georgia

Median 34% · 230 school districts compared

1,449 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Georgia: 43%

38%proficient

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

Median 38% · 230 school districts compared

1,451 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
$8.8K15
$9.3K16
$9.8K17
$10.3K18
$11.0K19
$10.9K20
$11.5K21
$12.4K22
$13.2K23
$14.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
12% · $7.5M
State
39% · $23.3M
Local
49% · $29.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,292
Support services
$5,567
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$10.9M
Long-term debt
$1.9M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–549512.737%55%
Jackson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–550313.324%27%
Stark Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–567814.732%38%
Henderson Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–876115.133%38%
Jackson High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,06015.9——

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
181 N. Mulberry St., Jackson, GA 30233
Phone
(770)504-2300
Website