McDuffie County
A public school district in Thomson, Georgia, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,088
- Students enrolled
- 216.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 557.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,648
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,088 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,161st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 100th of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 82% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,648 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 50% 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
McDuffie County spent $15,648 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,379 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 | $15,648 | $51.2 million | 3,272 |
| FY2022 | $13,811 | $46.0 million | 3,334 |
| FY2021 | $11,918 | $41.4 million | 3,477 |
| FY2020 | $11,150 | $40.5 million | 3,635 |
| FY2019 | $10,549 | $40.2 million | 3,810 |
| FY2018 | $9,863 | $39.2 million | 3,974 |
| FY2017 | $9,375 | $38.7 million | 4,133 |
| FY2016 | $9,174 | $38.7 million | 4,213 |
| FY2015 | $9,166 | $39.2 million | 4,280 |
| FY2014 | $8,956 | $38.9 million | 4,340 |
| FY2013 | $8,681 | $37.0 million | 4,264 |
| FY2012 | $8,750 | $36.9 million | 4,222 |
| FY2011 | $8,748 | $36.7 million | 4,201 |
| FY2010 | $9,388 | $39.3 million | 4,190 |
| FY2009 | $9,506 | $40.0 million | 4,208 |
| FY2008 | $9,405 | $40.4 million | 4,291 |
| FY2007 | $8,580 | $37.1 million | 4,324 |
| FY2006 | $8,012 | $34.4 million | 4,296 |
| FY2005 | $7,379 | $31.2 million | 4,223 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $12.2 million | 21.2% |
| State | $25.7 million | 44.6% |
| Local | $19.8 million | 34.3% |
| Total | $57.7 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 |
|---|---|
| Dearing Elementary School | 414 |
| Maxwell Elementary School | 436 |
| Norris Elementary School | 287 |
| Thomson Elementary School | 322 |
| Thomson High School | 962 |
| Thomson-McDuffie Middle School | 667 |
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
- 1303570
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