School district · Georgia

Habersham County

Habersham County in Georgia: 14 public schools with 7,257 students and 13.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,768 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 14
Students: 7,257
Students per teacher: 13.1; GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $15,768; 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): 555
Counselors (FTE): 16.9
Students per counselor: 429; GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 5.0; Librarians (FTE): 12.5

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%

41%proficient

−2.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 72% of school districts in Georgia

Median 34% · 230 school districts compared

3,102 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Georgia: 43%

49%proficient

A higher share proficient than 73% of school districts in Georgia

Median 38% · 230 school districts compared

3,093 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

$9.7K15

$10.1K16

$10.6K17

$11.3K18

$11.7K19

$12.5K20

$12.9K21

$14.2K22

$14.6K23

$15.8K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 11% · $13.9M
State: 50% · $61.4M
Local: 39% · $48.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,614
Support services: $5,016
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $12.1M
Long-term debt: $36.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 8Middle schools: 3High schools: 3

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Baldwin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	422	11.3	27%	35%	Baldwin
Clarkesville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	466	12.2	46%	47%	Clarkesville
Cornelia Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	491	11.7	21%	24%	Cornelia
Demorest Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	548	13.0	47%	52%	Demorest
Fairview Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	478	11.6	40%	51%	Demorest
Hazel Grove Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	272	12.3	46%	59%	Mount Airy
Level Grove Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	591	12.2	42%	50%	Cornelia
Woodville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	187	10.7	49%	67%	Clarkesville
Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	566	11.9	39%	47%	Demorest
North Habersham Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	542	12.2	51%	62%	Clarkesville
South Habersham Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	456	11.2	42%	48%	Cornelia
Habersham Central High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,611	17.4	—	—	Mt Airy
Habersham Ninth Grade AcademyFree meals for all	9	552	14.7	—	—	Mount Airy
Habersham Success AcademyFree meals for all	6–12	75	28.8	16%	16%	Mount Airy

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.

Sources

Address: 132 Stanford Mill Rd, Clarkesville, GA 30523
Phone: (706)754-2118

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.