School district · Georgia

McDuffie County

McDuffie County in Georgia: 6 public schools with 3,088 students and 14.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,256 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
3,088
Students per teacher
14.2
GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,256
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)
217
Counselors (FTE)
9.0
Students per counselor
343
GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 5.5

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
$9.2K15
$9.2K16
$9.4K17
$9.9K18
$10.5K19
$11.2K20
$11.9K21
$13.8K22
$15.6K23
$16.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
19% · $11.9M
State
47% · $29.2M
Local
33% · $20.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,582
Support services
$6,661
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$18.9M
Long-term debt
$19M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Dearing Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–541413.0
Maxwell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–143615.0
Norris Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
4–528713.0
Thomson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
2–332212.9
6–866714.9
Thomson High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1296216.0

Sources

Address
716 N. Lee St., Thomson, GA 30824
Phone
(706)986-4000