School district · Georgia

Liberty County

Liberty County in Georgia: 12 public schools with 10,925 students and 16.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,797 per student in FY2024.

Schools
12
Students
10,925
Students per teacher
16.2
GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,797
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)
675
Counselors (FTE)
22.0
Students per counselor
497
GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
7.5
Librarians (FTE): 14.0

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%

30%proficient

−3.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 61% of school districts in Georgia

Median 34% · 230 school districts compared

4,550 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Georgia: 43%

31%proficient

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

Median 38% · 230 school districts compared

4,534 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
$10.3K17
$10.9K18
$11.2K19
$11.6K20
$11.6K21
$12.3K22
$12.6K23
$13.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
22% · $39.6M
State
49% · $86.5M
Local
29% · $51.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,194
Support services
$4,748
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$21.5M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 7Middle schools: 3High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Button Gwinnett Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–51,16227.124%26%
Frank Long Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–568514.532%39%
Joseph Martin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–572015.328%30%
Liberty Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–571814.836%42%
Lyman Hall Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–558814.719%23%
Taylors Creek Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–576515.343%63%
Waldo Pafford Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–574115.230%26%
Lewis Frasier Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–882815.631%29%
Midway Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–875016.334%30%
Snelson-Golden Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–887615.126%23%
Bradwell InstituteFree meals for all
9–121,90019.3——
Liberty County High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,19217.2——

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
200 Bradwell Street, Hinesville, GA 31313
Phone
(912)876-2161