Lowndes County
A public school district in Valdosta, Georgia, with 11 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 10,618
- Students enrolled
- 780.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,485.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,014
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 10,618 in 2024–25
- Ranks 837th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 37th of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 95% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,014 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
Lowndes County spent $12,014 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,432 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 | $12,014 | $128.9 million | 10,728 |
| FY2022 | $11,491 | $122.3 million | 10,645 |
| FY2021 | $10,427 | $110.4 million | 10,590 |
| FY2020 | $9,931 | $107.7 million | 10,848 |
| FY2019 | $9,618 | $102.5 million | 10,657 |
| FY2018 | $9,440 | $100.4 million | 10,640 |
| FY2017 | $9,033 | $96.5 million | 10,681 |
| FY2016 | $8,699 | $91.7 million | 10,539 |
| FY2015 | $8,561 | $90.4 million | 10,558 |
| FY2014 | $8,553 | $89.9 million | 10,511 |
| FY2013 | $8,384 | $88.2 million | 10,523 |
| FY2012 | $8,263 | $86.4 million | 10,452 |
| FY2011 | $8,699 | $90.1 million | 10,357 |
| FY2010 | $9,339 | $94.2 million | 10,084 |
| FY2009 | $9,283 | $91.3 million | 9,833 |
| FY2008 | $9,396 | $91.4 million | 9,731 |
| FY2007 | $8,756 | $83.5 million | 9,534 |
| FY2006 | $7,959 | $75.2 million | 9,450 |
| FY2005 | $7,432 | $69.1 million | 9,299 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $21.8 million | 13.5% |
| State | $78.8 million | 49.0% |
| Local | $60.2 million | 37.4% |
| Total | $160.8 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
11 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Clyattville Elementary School | 614 |
| Dewar Elementary | 821 |
| Hahira Elementary School | 782 |
| Hahira Middle School | 843 |
| Lake Park Elementary School | 601 |
| Lowndes High School | 3,152 |
| Lowndes Middle School | 818 |
| Moulton-Branch Elementary School | 594 |
| Pine Grove Elementary School | 756 |
| Pine Grove Middle School | 733 |
| Westside Elementary School | 904 |
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
- 1303390
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