School district · Georgia

Lowndes County

Lowndes County in Georgia: 11 public schools with 10,618 students and 13.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,280 per student in FY2024.

Schools
11
Students
10,618
Students per teacher
13.6
GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,280
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)
780
Counselors (FTE)
20.5
Students per counselor
518
GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
6.4
Librarians (FTE): 12.1

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
$8.7K16
$9.0K17
$9.4K18
$9.6K19
$9.9K20
$10.4K21
$11.5K22
$12.0K23
$13.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
10% · $17.6M
State
50% · $87M
Local
40% · $68.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,111
Support services
$4,411
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$14M
Long-term debt
$6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 7Middle schools: 3High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–561411.4
Dewar ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–582113.6
Hahira Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–578213.7
Lake Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–560112.1
Pre-K–559411.5
Pre-K–575613.8
Westside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–590414.3
Hahira Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–884313.2
Lowndes Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–881813.3
Pine Grove Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–873312.4
Lowndes High SchoolFree meals for all
9–123,15217.0

Sources

Address
1592 Norman Dr, Valdosta, GA 31601
Phone
(229)245-2250