Paulding County
A public school district in Dallas, Georgia, with 34 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 31,426
- Students enrolled
- 2,125.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 4,048.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,037
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 31,426 in 2024–25
- Ranks 201st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 11th 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: $13,037 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 26% 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
Paulding County spent $13,037 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,970 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 | $13,037 | $410.9 million | 31,518 |
| FY2022 | $11,640 | $362.3 million | 31,129 |
| FY2021 | $10,930 | $327.5 million | 29,966 |
| FY2020 | $10,427 | $318.0 million | 30,496 |
| FY2019 | $10,100 | $302.6 million | 29,962 |
| FY2018 | $9,635 | $283.5 million | 29,425 |
| FY2017 | $9,340 | $271.0 million | 29,018 |
| FY2016 | $9,025 | $258.5 million | 28,643 |
| FY2015 | $8,449 | $240.7 million | 28,488 |
| FY2014 | $8,084 | $229.8 million | 28,434 |
| FY2013 | $7,806 | $221.8 million | 28,408 |
| FY2012 | $7,833 | $221.2 million | 28,237 |
| FY2011 | $7,631 | $216.8 million | 28,407 |
| FY2010 | $8,216 | $233.7 million | 28,444 |
| FY2009 | $8,401 | $234.5 million | 27,908 |
| FY2008 | $8,709 | $233.9 million | 26,857 |
| FY2007 | $8,110 | $208.2 million | 25,669 |
| FY2006 | $7,300 | $173.2 million | 23,731 |
| FY2005 | $6,970 | $151.5 million | 21,732 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $44.5 million | 9.6% |
| State | $233.3 million | 50.3% |
| Local | $185.7 million | 40.1% |
| Total | $463.5 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
34 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
- 1304020
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