School district · Georgia

Valdosta City

Valdosta City in Georgia: 8 public schools with 8,247 students and 14.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,416 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
8,247
Students per teacher
14.8
GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,416
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)
559
Counselors (FTE)
19.0
Students per counselor
434
GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 8.0

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
$9.3K15
$9.5K16
$9.4K17
$9.6K18
$10.3K19
$10.6K20
$11.4K21
$12.5K22
$13.0K23
$13.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
23% · $31.5M
State
41% · $56.3M
Local
36% · $49.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,798
Support services
$4,675
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$19.8M
Long-term debt
$35.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
J. L. Lomax Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–557613.7
Pinevale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–556514.4
S.L. Mason Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–588115.1
Sallas Mahone ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–51,04514.5
W.G. Nunn ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–597414.0
Newbern Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–872511.9
Valdosta Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–81,02413.7
Valdosta High SchoolFree meals for all
9–122,45718.7

Sources

Address
1204 Williams St., Valdosta, GA 31601
Phone
(912)333-8500