Candler County
A public school district in Metter, Georgia, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,157
- Students enrolled
- 142.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 323.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,651
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,157 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,289th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 127th of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 75% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,651 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 22% 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
Candler County spent $12,651 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,338 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 | $12,651 | $27.8 million | 2,201 |
| FY2022 | $11,694 | $25.6 million | 2,186 |
| FY2021 | $10,639 | $23.6 million | 2,216 |
| FY2020 | $10,256 | $22.8 million | 2,227 |
| FY2019 | $9,430 | $21.2 million | 2,251 |
| FY2018 | $9,330 | $20.5 million | 2,195 |
| FY2017 | $9,142 | $20.0 million | 2,193 |
| FY2016 | $8,789 | $19.2 million | 2,181 |
| FY2015 | $8,692 | $18.9 million | 2,179 |
| FY2014 | $8,913 | $19.4 million | 2,180 |
| FY2013 | $8,844 | $19.1 million | 2,159 |
| FY2012 | $8,687 | $18.3 million | 2,101 |
| FY2011 | $8,953 | $18.4 million | 2,058 |
| FY2010 | $8,920 | $18.1 million | 2,026 |
| FY2009 | $9,321 | $18.6 million | 1,992 |
| FY2008 | $9,605 | $18.4 million | 1,914 |
| FY2007 | $8,654 | $16.5 million | 1,905 |
| FY2006 | $7,994 | $15.2 million | 1,904 |
| FY2005 | $7,338 | $14.1 million | 1,921 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.0 million | 24.6% |
| State | $18.5 million | 50.4% |
| Local | $9.2 million | 25.0% |
| Total | $36.7 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 |
|---|---|
| Metter College and Career Academy | 179 |
| Metter Elementary School | 994 |
| Metter High School | 484 |
| Metter Middle School | 500 |
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
- 1300810
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