Muscogee County
A public school district in Columbus, Georgia, with 52 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 29,362
- Students enrolled
- 2,091.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 4,501.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,792
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 29,362 in 2024–25
- Ranks 219th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 13th of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,792 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 33% 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
Muscogee County spent $13,792 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,752 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,792 | $411.3 million | 29,818 |
| FY2022 | $12,762 | $383.9 million | 30,085 |
| FY2021 | $11,503 | $353.8 million | 30,757 |
| FY2020 | $11,404 | $361.9 million | 31,733 |
| FY2019 | $10,636 | $338.8 million | 31,859 |
| FY2018 | $10,330 | $328.1 million | 31,763 |
| FY2017 | $9,728 | $307.3 million | 31,590 |
| FY2016 | $9,310 | $297.0 million | 31,899 |
| FY2015 | $9,301 | $300.5 million | 32,312 |
| FY2014 | $10,001 | $321.3 million | 32,128 |
| FY2013 | $9,967 | $320.7 million | 32,172 |
| FY2012 | $9,779 | $315.2 million | 32,231 |
| FY2011 | $9,657 | $311.8 million | 32,288 |
| FY2010 | $9,553 | $310.1 million | 32,458 |
| FY2009 | $9,590 | $312.5 million | 32,585 |
| FY2008 | $9,994 | $327.4 million | 32,763 |
| FY2007 | $8,932 | $295.8 million | 33,115 |
| FY2006 | $8,282 | $277.5 million | 33,502 |
| FY2005 | $7,752 | $256.3 million | 33,069 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $88.8 million | 18.2% |
| State | $197.8 million | 40.5% |
| Local | $202.1 million | 41.4% |
| Total | $488.8 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
52 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
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
- 1303870
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