School district · Georgia

Haralson County

Haralson County in Georgia: 7 public schools with 3,525 students and 13.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,481 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 3,525
Students per teacher: 13.7; GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $15,481; 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): 258
Counselors (FTE): 8.0
Students per counselor: 441; GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 1.5; Librarians (FTE): 6.0

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%

40%proficient

−3.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 67% of school districts in Georgia

Median 34% · 230 school districts compared

1,497 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Georgia: 43%

55%proficient

A higher share proficient than 86% of school districts in Georgia

Median 38% · 230 school districts compared

1,497 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

$10.0K16

$10.5K17

$10.9K18

$11.5K19

$12.3K20

$13.0K21

$14.6K22

$15.0K23

$15.5K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 14% · $8.2M
State: 55% · $31M
Local: 31% · $17.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,973
Support services: $5,274
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $1.9M
Long-term debt: $8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Buchanan Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	3–5	377	12.2	42%	61%	Buchanan
Buchanan Primary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	476	13.6	—	—	Buchanan
Tallapoosa Primary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	487	13.6	—	—	Tallapoosa
West Haralson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	3–5	403	13.7	36%	47%	Tallapoosa
Haralson County Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	757	13.5	41%	58%	Tallapoosa
Haralson County High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,001	14.4	—	—	Tallapoosa
Haralson County Rebel AcademyFully virtualFree meals for all	6–12	24	20.0	0.0%	0.0%	Tallapoosa

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: 299 Robertson Ave, Tallapoosa, GA 30176
Phone: (770)646-3882

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.