Savannah-Chatham County
A public school district in Savannah, Georgia, with 57 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 35,744
- Students enrolled
- 2,758.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 5,636.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,342
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 35,744 in 2024–25
- Ranks 161st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 10th of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,342 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 47% 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
Savannah-Chatham County spent $15,342 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,030 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 | $15,342 | $557.3 million | 36,326 |
| FY2022 | $14,986 | $538.4 million | 35,925 |
| FY2021 | $12,890 | $470.5 million | 36,502 |
| FY2020 | $12,163 | $455.6 million | 37,456 |
| FY2019 | $11,650 | $437.7 million | 37,576 |
| FY2018 | $11,769 | $442.1 million | 37,564 |
| FY2017 | $10,832 | $412.1 million | 38,047 |
| FY2016 | $10,269 | $393.5 million | 38,323 |
| FY2015 | $9,624 | $366.9 million | 38,123 |
| FY2014 | $9,537 | $357.1 million | 37,445 |
| FY2013 | $9,389 | $343.7 million | 36,610 |
| FY2012 | $9,426 | $337.9 million | 35,842 |
| FY2011 | $9,666 | $340.7 million | 35,246 |
| FY2010 | $9,592 | $332.5 million | 34,668 |
| FY2009 | $10,076 | $342.5 million | 33,994 |
| FY2008 | $9,966 | $339.4 million | 34,058 |
| FY2007 | $9,204 | $316.0 million | 34,330 |
| FY2006 | $8,601 | $292.6 million | 34,021 |
| FY2005 | $8,030 | $277.8 million | 34,595 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $82.9 million | 10.8% |
| State | $189.5 million | 24.7% |
| Local | $493.7 million | 64.4% |
| Total | $766.1 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
57 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
- 1301020
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