Decatur County
A public school district in Bainbridge, Georgia, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,178
- Students enrolled
- 306.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 662.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,983
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,178 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,321st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 77th of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 86% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,983 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 25% 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
Decatur County spent $12,983 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,630 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 | $12,983 | $56.0 million | 4,310 |
| FY2022 | $13,496 | $59.8 million | 4,433 |
| FY2021 | $11,893 | $53.2 million | 4,469 |
| FY2020 | $11,213 | $53.1 million | 4,732 |
| FY2019 | $10,333 | $52.4 million | 5,068 |
| FY2018 | $10,081 | $52.3 million | 5,184 |
| FY2017 | $9,831 | $51.6 million | 5,253 |
| FY2016 | $9,615 | $51.2 million | 5,320 |
| FY2015 | $9,420 | $50.3 million | 5,337 |
| FY2014 | $8,941 | $48.7 million | 5,450 |
| FY2013 | $8,590 | $47.9 million | 5,572 |
| FY2012 | $8,634 | $47.8 million | 5,534 |
| FY2011 | $8,921 | $50.0 million | 5,604 |
| FY2010 | $9,102 | $51.8 million | 5,687 |
| FY2009 | $8,996 | $51.0 million | 5,664 |
| FY2008 | $9,500 | $54.4 million | 5,728 |
| FY2007 | $8,577 | $49.7 million | 5,794 |
| FY2006 | $7,978 | $46.6 million | 5,845 |
| FY2005 | $7,630 | $44.1 million | 5,774 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $10.1 million | 13.8% |
| State | $34.4 million | 46.8% |
| Local | $28.9 million | 39.4% |
| Total | $73.4 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bainbridge High School | 1,192 |
| Bainbridge Middle School | 793 |
| Hutto Elementary School | 790 |
| Jones-Wheat Primary School | 664 |
| New Beginning Learning Center | 183 |
| West Bainbridge Primary School | 556 |
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
- 1301710
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