Ben Hill County
A public school district in Fitzgerald, Georgia, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,831
- Students enrolled
- 205
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 428.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,740
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,831 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,454th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 109th of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 80% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,740 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 50% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Ben Hill County spent $15,740 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,797 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $15,740 | $47.3 million | 3,003 |
| FY2022 | $14,371 | $44.1 million | 3,066 |
| FY2021 | $12,641 | $38.0 million | 3,007 |
| FY2020 | $12,000 | $36.8 million | 3,065 |
| FY2019 | $11,060 | $34.6 million | 3,125 |
| FY2018 | $10,354 | $32.9 million | 3,175 |
| FY2017 | $10,004 | $32.5 million | 3,252 |
| FY2016 | $9,526 | $31.3 million | 3,284 |
| FY2015 | $9,218 | $30.5 million | 3,306 |
| FY2014 | $9,088 | $30.0 million | 3,302 |
| FY2013 | $9,176 | $30.2 million | 3,292 |
| FY2012 | $8,646 | $28.9 million | 3,346 |
| FY2011 | $8,753 | $29.1 million | 3,330 |
| FY2010 | $8,799 | $29.2 million | 3,314 |
| FY2009 | $9,130 | $30.7 million | 3,365 |
| FY2008 | $9,517 | $32.2 million | 3,380 |
| FY2007 | $9,209 | $31.5 million | 3,422 |
| FY2006 | $8,490 | $28.7 million | 3,383 |
| FY2005 | $7,797 | $25.8 million | 3,314 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $11.5 million | 22.4% |
| State | $27.9 million | 54.5% |
| Local | $11.9 million | 23.2% |
| Total | $51.2 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Ben Hill County Middle School | 594 |
| Ben Hill County Primary School | 815 |
| Ben Hill Elementary School | 552 |
| Fitzgerald High School School College and Career Academy | 870 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 1300360
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Georgia — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Georgia — A to Z, each with its page.
- Georgia on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved