School district · Georgia

Clarke County

Clarke County in Georgia: 21 public schools with 12,275 students and 10.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $22,545 per student in FY2024.

Schools
21
Students
12,275
Students per teacher
10.2
GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$22,545
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)
1,207
Counselors (FTE)
44.5
Students per counselor
276
GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
11.5
Librarians (FTE): 22.0

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
$11.6K15
$12.0K16
$12.9K17
$12.9K18
$13.6K19
$14.4K20
$15.8K21
$18.1K22
$21.0K23
$22.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
14% · $46.6M
State
28% · $93.3M
Local
57% · $187.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,922
Support services
$8,654
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$67.9M
Long-term debt
$61.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 14Middle schools: 4High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–54909.8
Barrow Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–545610.9
Pre-K–53228.5
Pre-K–52568.0
Pre-K–53668.6
Gaines Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–556811.3
Pre-K–53508.3
Pre-K–549211.2
Pre-K–53929.7
Pre-K–556310.1
Timothy Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–556510.6
Pre-K–539510.7
Pre-K–56329.6
Pre-K–53439.3
6–870711.5
Clarke Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–871811.3
Coile Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–858210.5
Hilsman Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–862411.0
Cedar Shoals High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,48913.6
Clarke Central High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,90715.9
Classic City High SchoolFree meals for all
9–12588.3

Sources

Address
595 Prince Ave, Athens, GA 30601
Phone
(706)546-7721
Website