Dawson County
A public school district in Dawsonville, Georgia, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,296
- Students enrolled
- 285.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 585.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,470
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,296 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,261st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 74th of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 87% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,470 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 48% 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
Dawson County spent $15,470 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,472 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 | $15,470 | $60.4 million | 3,906 |
| FY2022 | $14,767 | $56.5 million | 3,828 |
| FY2021 | $14,168 | $52.3 million | 3,693 |
| FY2020 | $14,022 | $51.0 million | 3,640 |
| FY2019 | $13,283 | $47.7 million | 3,590 |
| FY2018 | $13,065 | $45.9 million | 3,516 |
| FY2017 | $12,356 | $42.5 million | 3,437 |
| FY2016 | $11,636 | $40.4 million | 3,469 |
| FY2015 | $11,424 | $39.6 million | 3,469 |
| FY2014 | $9,955 | $35.1 million | 3,530 |
| FY2013 | $10,136 | $35.3 million | 3,487 |
| FY2012 | $11,108 | $38.3 million | 3,448 |
| FY2011 | $10,451 | $36.4 million | 3,486 |
| FY2010 | $10,161 | $35.6 million | 3,502 |
| FY2009 | $10,486 | $36.4 million | 3,470 |
| FY2008 | $12,251 | $41.3 million | 3,369 |
| FY2007 | $9,648 | $32.8 million | 3,396 |
| FY2006 | $9,165 | $29.8 million | 3,248 |
| FY2005 | $8,472 | $26.5 million | 3,133 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.0 million | 6.8% |
| State | $21.8 million | 29.3% |
| Local | $47.5 million | 63.9% |
| Total | $74.4 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Black's Mill Elementary School | 570 |
| Dawson County High School | 880 |
| Dawson County Junior High | 603 |
| Dawson County Middle School | 641 |
| Kilough Elementary School | 461 |
| Riverview Elementary School | 493 |
| Robinson Elementary School | 648 |
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
- 1301650
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