Effingham County
A public school district in Springfield, Georgia, with 13 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 14,560
- Students enrolled
- 1,061.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,231.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,037
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 14,560 in 2024–25
- Ranks 556th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 26th 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: $12,037 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 16% 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
Effingham County spent $12,037 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,702 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 | $12,037 | $169.1 million | 14,047 |
| FY2022 | $11,725 | $159.3 million | 13,585 |
| FY2021 | $10,948 | $142.6 million | 13,023 |
| FY2020 | $10,362 | $134.4 million | 12,966 |
| FY2019 | $10,040 | $127.9 million | 12,735 |
| FY2018 | $9,790 | $121.2 million | 12,381 |
| FY2017 | $9,545 | $114.4 million | 11,988 |
| FY2016 | $8,999 | $106.6 million | 11,844 |
| FY2015 | $8,733 | $101.5 million | 11,625 |
| FY2014 | $8,372 | $96.5 million | 11,533 |
| FY2013 | $8,242 | $95.0 million | 11,523 |
| FY2012 | $8,281 | $95.4 million | 11,516 |
| FY2011 | $8,216 | $94.9 million | 11,553 |
| FY2010 | $8,312 | $95.3 million | 11,462 |
| FY2009 | $8,609 | $97.8 million | 11,359 |
| FY2008 | $8,934 | $98.7 million | 11,047 |
| FY2007 | $8,080 | $87.4 million | 10,813 |
| FY2006 | $7,334 | $75.8 million | 10,333 |
| FY2005 | $6,702 | $65.5 million | 9,778 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $17.4 million | 8.8% |
| State | $101.7 million | 51.2% |
| Local | $79.5 million | 40.0% |
| Total | $198.6 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
13 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Blandford Elementary School | 987 |
| Ebenezer Elementary School | 995 |
| Ebenezer Middle School | 1,039 |
| Effingham County High School | 2,199 |
| Effingham County Middle School | 1,150 |
| Guyton Elementary School | 800 |
| Marlow Elementary School | 670 |
| Rincon Elementary School | 1,033 |
| Sand Hill Elementary School | 881 |
| South Effingham Elementary School | 863 |
| South Effingham High School | 1,906 |
| South Effingham Middle School | 1,161 |
| Springfield Elementary School | 876 |
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
- 1301980
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