Pierce County
A public school district in Blackshear, Georgia, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,647
- Students enrolled
- 250.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 523
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,106
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,647 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,682nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 88th of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 84% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,106 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
Pierce County spent $13,106 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,188 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 | $13,106 | $47.7 million | 3,637 |
| FY2022 | $12,359 | $44.1 million | 3,566 |
| FY2021 | $11,578 | $41.3 million | 3,569 |
| FY2020 | $11,583 | $41.8 million | 3,610 |
| FY2019 | $10,434 | $37.8 million | 3,622 |
| FY2018 | $10,118 | $37.0 million | 3,658 |
| FY2017 | $9,894 | $36.2 million | 3,656 |
| FY2016 | $9,438 | $34.3 million | 3,630 |
| FY2015 | $9,064 | $33.9 million | 3,740 |
| FY2014 | $8,503 | $31.7 million | 3,729 |
| FY2013 | $7,703 | $28.9 million | 3,746 |
| FY2012 | $7,954 | $28.9 million | 3,630 |
| FY2011 | $8,568 | $31.0 million | 3,615 |
| FY2010 | $8,677 | $30.9 million | 3,558 |
| FY2009 | $8,989 | $32.0 million | 3,563 |
| FY2008 | $9,146 | $31.8 million | 3,482 |
| FY2007 | $8,932 | $30.7 million | 3,437 |
| FY2006 | $7,854 | $26.8 million | 3,412 |
| FY2005 | $7,188 | $24.5 million | 3,407 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $7.8 million | 15.0% |
| State | $29.4 million | 56.2% |
| Local | $15.1 million | 28.8% |
| Total | $52.3 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Blackshear Elementary School | 820 |
| Midway Elementary School | 484 |
| Patterson Elementary School | 465 |
| Pierce County High School | 1,053 |
| Pierce County Middle School | 825 |
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
- 1304140
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