Clarke County
A public school district in Athens, Georgia, with 21 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 12,275
- Students enrolled
- 1,207.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,550.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $21,012
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 12,275 in 2024–25
- Ranks 696th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 30th of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 96% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $21,012 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 77% 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
Clarke County spent $21,012 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,454 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 | $21,012 | $259.3 million | 12,340 |
| FY2022 | $18,075 | $227.0 million | 12,556 |
| FY2021 | $15,755 | $197.0 million | 12,507 |
| FY2020 | $14,362 | $191.0 million | 13,298 |
| FY2019 | $13,545 | $183.0 million | 13,512 |
| FY2018 | $12,858 | $174.9 million | 13,600 |
| FY2017 | $12,793 | $172.0 million | 13,447 |
| FY2016 | $11,899 | $157.1 million | 13,205 |
| FY2015 | $11,492 | $150.6 million | 13,101 |
| FY2014 | $11,190 | $143.5 million | 12,826 |
| FY2013 | $11,029 | $139.9 million | 12,682 |
| FY2012 | $11,934 | $148.5 million | 12,444 |
| FY2011 | $12,052 | $149.1 million | 12,371 |
| FY2010 | $11,818 | $147.2 million | 12,456 |
| FY2009 | $11,865 | $145.5 million | 12,262 |
| FY2008 | $11,989 | $145.9 million | 12,168 |
| FY2007 | $11,006 | $130.5 million | 11,854 |
| FY2006 | $10,090 | $118.7 million | 11,760 |
| FY2005 | $9,454 | $110.0 million | 11,637 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $48.8 million | 16.8% |
| State | $82.0 million | 28.3% |
| Local | $158.7 million | 54.8% |
| Total | $289.5 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
21 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
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
- 1301170
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