Gilmer County
A public school district in Ellijay, Georgia, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,124
- Students enrolled
- 287.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 592.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,062
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,124 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,354th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 78th 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: $14,062 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 36% 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
Gilmer County spent $14,062 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,002 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 | $14,062 | $57.8 million | 4,113 |
| FY2022 | $12,721 | $52.5 million | 4,130 |
| FY2021 | $11,900 | $48.9 million | 4,111 |
| FY2020 | $11,651 | $48.8 million | 4,189 |
| FY2019 | $11,222 | $47.1 million | 4,194 |
| FY2018 | $10,985 | $45.4 million | 4,131 |
| FY2017 | $10,427 | $43.5 million | 4,175 |
| FY2016 | $10,050 | $42.3 million | 4,209 |
| FY2015 | $9,746 | $41.9 million | 4,303 |
| FY2014 | $9,375 | $40.3 million | 4,303 |
| FY2013 | $8,715 | $37.6 million | 4,313 |
| FY2012 | $8,627 | $37.1 million | 4,304 |
| FY2011 | $9,666 | $41.2 million | 4,262 |
| FY2010 | $10,508 | $44.0 million | 4,186 |
| FY2009 | $10,927 | $46.2 million | 4,226 |
| FY2008 | $11,015 | $47.1 million | 4,279 |
| FY2007 | $9,297 | $39.9 million | 4,291 |
| FY2006 | $8,515 | $35.8 million | 4,200 |
| FY2005 | $8,002 | $32.7 million | 4,088 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.7 million | 14.1% |
| State | $24.7 million | 35.7% |
| Local | $34.7 million | 50.2% |
| Total | $69.1 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Clear Creek Elementary School | 575 |
| Clear Creek Middle School | 904 |
| Ellijay Elementary School | 761 |
| Gilmer High School | 1,216 |
| Mountain View Elementary | 668 |
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
- 1302340
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