Clayton County
A public school district in Jonesboro, Georgia, with 67 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 51,055
- Students enrolled
- 3,446.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 7,479.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,609
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 51,055 in 2024–25
- Ranks 83rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 6th of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,609 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 41% 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
Clayton County spent $14,609 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,641 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 | $14,609 | $762.4 million | 52,186 |
| FY2022 | $12,136 | $635.1 million | 52,335 |
| FY2021 | $11,027 | $575.1 million | 52,149 |
| FY2020 | $10,521 | $572.6 million | 54,424 |
| FY2019 | $9,669 | $530.3 million | 54,840 |
| FY2018 | $10,472 | $571.0 million | 54,530 |
| FY2017 | $9,808 | $533.0 million | 54,345 |
| FY2016 | $9,056 | $490.3 million | 54,136 |
| FY2015 | $8,788 | $469.0 million | 53,367 |
| FY2014 | $8,293 | $433.7 million | 52,296 |
| FY2013 | $7,922 | $410.0 million | 51,757 |
| FY2012 | $8,461 | $431.6 million | 51,018 |
| FY2011 | $8,623 | $434.3 million | 50,366 |
| FY2010 | $9,295 | $466.6 million | 50,204 |
| FY2009 | $10,225 | $506.2 million | 49,508 |
| FY2008 | $9,251 | $487.7 million | 52,717 |
| FY2007 | $8,379 | $440.2 million | 52,533 |
| FY2006 | $8,487 | $446.9 million | 52,657 |
| FY2005 | $7,641 | $392.8 million | 51,405 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $159.6 million | 19.1% |
| State | $381.3 million | 45.6% |
| Local | $295.6 million | 35.3% |
| Total | $836.4 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
67 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
- 1301230
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