School district · Georgia

Decatur County

Decatur County in Georgia: 6 public schools with 4,178 students and 13.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,304 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
4,178
Students per teacher
13.6
GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,304
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)
306
Counselors (FTE)
11.1
Students per counselor
376
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
$9.4K15
$9.6K16
$9.8K17
$10.1K18
$10.3K19
$11.2K20
$11.9K21
$13.5K22
$13.0K23
$14.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
16% · $12.3M
State
45% · $35.4M
Local
40% · $31.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,633
Support services
$4,771
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$45.8M
Long-term debt
$39M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Hutto Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
3–579013.7
Jones-Wheat Primary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–266413.8
West Bainbridge Primary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–255614.9
Bainbridge Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–879312.2
Bainbridge High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,19213.2
New Beginning Learning CenterFree meals for all
6–1218324.1

Sources

Address
100 South West Street, Bainbridge, GA 39817
Phone
(229)248-2200
Website