School district · Georgia

Savannah-Chatham County

Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia: 57 public schools with 35,744 students and 13.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,804 per student in FY2024.

Schools
57
6 charter
Students
35,744
Students per teacher
13.0
GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,804
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)
2,758
Counselors (FTE)
138
Students per counselor
260
GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
13.0
Librarians (FTE): 50.0

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

−2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 66% of school districts in Georgia

Median 34% · 230 school districts compared

15,839 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Georgia: 43%

30%proficient

A lower share proficient than 70% of school districts in Georgia

Median 38% · 230 school districts compared

15,863 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
$9.6K15
$10.3K16
$11.0K17
$11.8K18
$11.7K19
$12.2K20
$12.9K21
$15.0K22
$15.4K23
$17.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $111M
State
24% · $205.5M
Local
64% · $553.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,275
Support services
$6,742
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$165.8M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 33Middle schools: 9High schools: 12Other schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
1–541410.615%18%
Pre-K–535011.335%32%
Pre-K–552412.819%21%
Pre-K–521617.119%14%
Pre-K–84199.745%35%
Pre-K–877011.666%62%
Pre-K–549312.615%24%
Pre-K–559713.326%43%
Pre-K–854411.545%45%
Pre-K–81,58514.937%31%
Pre-K–555910.823%29%
Pre-K–536112.012%12%
Pre-K–563613.045%43%
Pre-K–K32412.2——
Pre-K–899613.335%38%
Pre-K–542014.229%37%
Pre-K–856912.120%14%
Pre-K–546612.352%49%
Pre-K–560311.056%65%
Pre-K–553910.060%69%
Pre-K–81,11814.324%25%
Pre-K–556814.217%26%
Pre-K–534011.129%26%
Pre-K–81,14714.524%25%
Pre-K–81,01113.630%29%
K–834911.173%73%
1–548214.219%24%
Pre-K–576915.720%32%
K–828413.524%18%
K–843212.559%61%
Pre-K–579614.628%34%
Pre-K–570114.413%15%
Pre-K–565614.025%34%
6–848610.348%47%
6–848410.513%7.8%
6–847112.09.7%5.8%
6–851212.813%7.9%
6–850313.212%6.8%
6–856712.919%20%
6–852812.312%11%
6–862512.761%54%
6–871312.719%18%
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9–121,46919.7——
9–1275213.7——
9–121,26514.8——
9–1276211.7——
9–121,12314.8——
9–1280113.3——
9–12687.2——
9–1215112.5——
9–1257510.6——
9–121,06915.4——
9–1269414.5——
1–1244113.327%16%
Pre-K–1260513.212%17%
Pre-K–12699.90.0%3.6%

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
208 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31401
Phone
(912)201-5585