School district · Georgia

Cook County

Cook County in Georgia: 4 public schools with 2,979 students and 12.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,238 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
2,979
Students per teacher
12.8
GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,238
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)
232
Counselors (FTE)
6.0
Students per counselor
497
GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 4.1

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%

30%proficient

−2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 62% of school districts in Georgia

Median 34% · 230 school districts compared

1,294 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Georgia: 43%

40%proficient

A higher share proficient than 56% of school districts in Georgia

Median 38% · 230 school districts compared

1,293 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
$8.4K15
$8.6K16
$8.7K17
$9.4K18
$10.0K19
$10.6K20
$11.1K21
$13.2K22
$14.4K23
$15.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
25% · $13.6M
State
49% · $26.2M
Local
26% · $13.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,236
Support services
$5,096
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.7M
Long-term debt
$8.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Cook Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
3–566612.327%36%
Cook Primary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–277812.5——
Cook County Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–864012.832%44%
Cook High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1289513.4——

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
37 Josey Road, Adel, GA 31620
Phone
(229)896-2294