Burke County
A public school district in Waynesboro, Georgia, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,841
- Students enrolled
- 330.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 773.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,444
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,841 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,548th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 84th of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 85% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,444 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 71% 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
Burke County spent $19,444 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,492 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
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $19,444 | $77.6 million | 3,990 |
| FY2022 | $17,812 | $73.0 million | 4,098 |
| FY2021 | $16,599 | $69.6 million | 4,192 |
| FY2020 | $15,213 | $64.7 million | 4,255 |
| FY2019 | $15,085 | $62.7 million | 4,158 |
| FY2018 | $14,532 | $61.1 million | 4,206 |
| FY2017 | $13,273 | $56.9 million | 4,283 |
| FY2016 | $12,726 | $55.0 million | 4,320 |
| FY2015 | $12,237 | $53.9 million | 4,408 |
| FY2014 | $12,581 | $55.4 million | 4,405 |
| FY2013 | $12,355 | $55.2 million | 4,466 |
| FY2012 | $11,964 | $54.2 million | 4,530 |
| FY2011 | $11,002 | $51.4 million | 4,672 |
| FY2010 | $10,374 | $49.2 million | 4,747 |
| FY2009 | $10,517 | $49.7 million | 4,728 |
| FY2008 | $10,913 | $51.7 million | 4,736 |
| FY2007 | $9,725 | $46.3 million | 4,759 |
| FY2006 | $9,169 | $42.4 million | 4,624 |
| FY2005 | $8,492 | $39.0 million | 4,594 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $16.7 million | 13.5% |
| State | $4.9 million | 3.9% |
| Local | $102.3 million | 82.6% |
| Total | $123.9 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Blakeney Elementary | 726 |
| Burke County High School | 1,133 |
| Burke County Middle School | 828 |
| S G A Elementary School | 230 |
| Waynesboro Primary School | 924 |
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
- 1300660
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