School district · Georgia

Newton County

Newton County in Georgia: 22 public schools with 18,672 students and 15.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,957 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 22
Students: 18,672
Students per teacher: 15.2; GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $14,957; 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): 1,232
Counselors (FTE): 47.3
Students per counselor: 395; GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 8.0; Librarians (FTE): 22.0

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

$9.1K15

$9.7K16

$10.0K17

$10.3K18

$10.9K19

$11.4K20

$12.0K21

$12.9K22

$14.0K23

$15.0K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 15% · $45.9M
State: 45% · $141.9M
Local: 40% · $126.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,597
Support services: $5,462
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $21.4M
Long-term debt: $69M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 14Middle schools: 5High schools: 3

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	City or town
East Newton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	537	14.4	Covington
Fairview ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	591	13.4	Covington
Flint Hill ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	848	13.9	Oxford
Heard-Mixon Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	434	13.4	Covington
Live Oak ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	936	15.3	Covington
Livingston Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	357	12.2	Covington
Mansfield Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	384	11.9	Mansfield
Middle Ridge Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	594	13.5	Covington
Newton County Theme School at FicquettFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	1,095	17.6	Covington
Oak Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	663	14.2	Covington
Porterdale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	405	13.1	Covington
Rocky Plains Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	576	13.5	Covington
South Salem Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	855	14.5	Covington
West Newton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	698	15.4	Covington
Clements Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	705	15.2	Covington
Cousins Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	563	14.8	Covington
Indian Creek Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	843	15.0	Covington
Liberty Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	894	16.8	Covington
Veterans Memorial Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	637	13.1	Covington
Alcovy High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,968	19.7	Covington
Eastside High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,590	19.0	Covington
Newton High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	2,499	20.2	Covington

Sources

Address: 3187 Newton Drive NE, Covington, GA 30014
Phone: (770)787-1330

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).