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Oglethorpe County

A public school district in Lexington, Georgia, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.

The district in 2024–25

2,293
Students enrolled
178.8
Teachers, full-time equivalent
Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
391.6
All staff, full-time equivalent
$13,653
Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.

How this compares

Students enrolled: 2,293 in 2024–⁠25
Ranks 4,079th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 121st of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 77% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
Current spending per pupil: $13,653 in fiscal year 2023
More than 31% 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

Oglethorpe County spent $13,653 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,277 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

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The figures

Oglethorpe County spent $13,653 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,277 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.
Fiscal yearSpending per pupilCurrent expenditureMembership
FY2023$13,653$30.2 million2,211
FY2022$12,862$28.0 million2,179
FY2021$12,328$26.3 million2,135
FY2020$11,958$25.5 million2,131
FY2019$11,530$24.2 million2,102
FY2018$10,892$23.4 million2,151
FY2017$10,323$21.8 million2,112
FY2016$10,279$21.9 million2,127
FY2015$10,432$22.9 million2,195
FY2014$9,677$21.9 million2,260
FY2013$9,523$21.5 million2,262
FY2012$9,501$21.9 million2,309
FY2011$9,154$21.9 million2,392
FY2010$8,814$21.5 million2,441
FY2009$8,730$21.6 million2,469
FY2008$9,279$23.0 million2,476
FY2007$8,518$21.0 million2,471
FY2006$7,656$18.4 million2,408
FY2005$7,277$16.9 million2,317

Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023

Revenue to Oglethorpe County by source, fiscal year 2023, as the district reported it to NCES
SourceRevenueShare of total
Federal$4.3 million12.1%
State$16.9 million47.1%
Local$14.6 million40.8%
Total$35.8 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

4 operational schools, A to Z.

2 more columns on a wider screen

Schools in Oglethorpe County
SchoolStudents
Oglethorpe County Elementary School521
Oglethorpe County High School690
Oglethorpe County Middle School523
Oglethorpe County Primary School559

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
1303990

Elsewhere

Sources

Data retrieved