Grady County
A public school district in Cairo, Georgia, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,415
- Students enrolled
- 312.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 573.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,978
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,415 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,197th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 73rd 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: $12,978 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
Grady County spent $12,978 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,328 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 | $12,978 | $57.2 million | 4,405 |
| FY2022 | $11,806 | $52.9 million | 4,484 |
| FY2021 | $11,065 | $50.2 million | 4,537 |
| FY2020 | $10,442 | $48.8 million | 4,676 |
| FY2019 | $9,918 | $46.3 million | 4,669 |
| FY2018 | $9,604 | $45.1 million | 4,696 |
| FY2017 | $9,154 | $42.8 million | 4,681 |
| FY2016 | $8,794 | $40.5 million | 4,610 |
| FY2015 | $8,648 | $40.4 million | 4,670 |
| FY2014 | $8,326 | $38.7 million | 4,651 |
| FY2013 | $8,066 | $37.6 million | 4,667 |
| FY2012 | $8,343 | $38.5 million | 4,610 |
| FY2011 | $8,256 | $37.1 million | 4,498 |
| FY2010 | $8,357 | $37.3 million | 4,461 |
| FY2009 | $8,475 | $37.7 million | 4,446 |
| FY2008 | $8,508 | $37.9 million | 4,454 |
| FY2007 | $8,369 | $36.9 million | 4,412 |
| FY2006 | $7,681 | $34.4 million | 4,476 |
| FY2005 | $7,328 | $32.7 million | 4,461 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $15.2 million | 22.3% |
| State | $38.2 million | 56.1% |
| Local | $14.7 million | 21.6% |
| Total | $68.2 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 |
|---|---|
| Cairo High School | 1,317 |
| Eastside Elementary School | 735 |
| Shiver Elementary School | 579 |
| Southside Elementary School | 610 |
| Washington Middle School | 631 |
| Whigham Elementary School | 543 |
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
- 1302460
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