School district · Georgia

Grady County

Grady County in Georgia: 6 public schools with 4,415 students and 14.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,663 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
4,415
Students per teacher
14.1
GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,663
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)
313
Counselors (FTE)
10.0
Students per counselor
442
GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 6.0

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
$8.6K15
$8.8K16
$9.2K17
$9.6K18
$9.9K19
$10.4K20
$11.1K21
$11.8K22
$13.0K23
$13.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
23% · $15M
State
55% · $35.9M
Local
22% · $14.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,600
Support services
$4,273
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.8M
Long-term debt
$5.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Eastside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–573513.5
Shiver Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–857914.6
Southside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–561012.4
Whigham Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–854314.3
Washington Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–863113.4
Cairo High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,31716.7

Sources

Address
122 Noth Broad Street, Cairo, GA 39828
Phone
(229)377-3701