Telfair County
A public school district in McRae, Georgia, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,543
- Students enrolled
- 117.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 236
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,247
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,543 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,595th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 142nd of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 68% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,247 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
Telfair County spent $15,247 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,244 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 | $15,247 | $24.2 million | 1,586 |
| FY2022 | $14,354 | $23.1 million | 1,606 |
| FY2021 | $13,180 | $21.4 million | 1,627 |
| FY2020 | $12,011 | $20.3 million | 1,694 |
| FY2019 | $11,425 | $19.7 million | 1,728 |
| FY2018 | $10,563 | $18.6 million | 1,757 |
| FY2017 | $10,213 | $17.8 million | 1,741 |
| FY2016 | $9,608 | $16.8 million | 1,748 |
| FY2015 | $9,491 | $16.2 million | 1,706 |
| FY2014 | $9,136 | $15.8 million | 1,726 |
| FY2013 | $8,825 | $15.5 million | 1,760 |
| FY2012 | $9,276 | $16.2 million | 1,744 |
| FY2011 | $9,279 | $16.3 million | 1,758 |
| FY2010 | $9,407 | $16.7 million | 1,773 |
| FY2009 | $9,443 | $16.5 million | 1,751 |
| FY2008 | $9,718 | $17.1 million | 1,755 |
| FY2007 | $9,451 | $16.6 million | 1,755 |
| FY2006 | $8,324 | $14.8 million | 1,784 |
| FY2005 | $8,244 | $14.0 million | 1,695 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.0 million | 22.3% |
| State | $13.9 million | 51.9% |
| Local | $6.9 million | 25.9% |
| Total | $26.8 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
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Telfair Alternative Preparation School | 18 |
| Telfair County Elementary | 793 |
| Telfair County High School | 388 |
| Telfair County Middle School | 344 |
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
- 1304830
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