School district · Georgia

Charlton County

Charlton County in Georgia: 4 public schools with 1,613 students and 13.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,829 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,613
Students per teacher
13.3
GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,829
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)
121
Counselors (FTE)
3.1
Students per counselor
520
GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 4.0

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
$9.8K15
$10.0K16
$10.2K17
$10.4K18
$10.7K19
$11.3K20
$12.3K21
$13.2K22
$14.0K23
$14.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
23% · $6.8M
State
48% · $14.3M
Local
30% · $8.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,802
Support services
$5,225
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7.4M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Folkston Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–454513.6
St. George Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–619812.8
Bethune Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–845313.4
Charlton County High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1241713.2

Sources

Address
37 Touchdown Lane, Folkston, GA 31537
Phone
(912)496-2596