Columbia County
A public school district in Evans, Georgia, with 30 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 28,566
- Students enrolled
- 1,813.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 3,596.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,853
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 28,566 in 2024–25
- Ranks 229th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 15th of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,853 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 15% 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
Columbia County spent $11,853 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,713 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 | $11,853 | $344.0 million | 29,025 |
| FY2022 | $11,434 | $327.9 million | 28,683 |
| FY2021 | $10,164 | $287.3 million | 28,266 |
| FY2020 | $10,029 | $283.3 million | 28,248 |
| FY2019 | $9,616 | $266.4 million | 27,703 |
| FY2018 | $9,407 | $255.1 million | 27,117 |
| FY2017 | $8,861 | $238.5 million | 26,914 |
| FY2016 | $8,525 | $222.7 million | 26,118 |
| FY2015 | $8,237 | $210.3 million | 25,532 |
| FY2014 | $8,069 | $201.0 million | 24,907 |
| FY2013 | $7,928 | $193.7 million | 24,431 |
| FY2012 | $8,205 | $195.2 million | 23,792 |
| FY2011 | $8,158 | $193.5 million | 23,722 |
| FY2010 | $8,334 | $194.4 million | 23,328 |
| FY2009 | $8,414 | $191.6 million | 22,767 |
| FY2008 | $8,585 | $192.8 million | 22,464 |
| FY2007 | $7,853 | $173.7 million | 22,112 |
| FY2006 | $7,262 | $155.5 million | 21,419 |
| FY2005 | $6,713 | $138.1 million | 20,570 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $27.6 million | 6.8% |
| State | $181.6 million | 44.9% |
| Local | $194.9 million | 48.2% |
| Total | $404.1 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
30 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
- 1301410
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