Ware County
A public school district in Waycross, Georgia, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,920
- Students enrolled
- 457.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 992.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,387
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,920 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,596th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 61st of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 91% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,387 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 48% 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
Ware County spent $15,387 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,258 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 | $15,387 | $91.9 million | 5,973 |
| FY2022 | $14,213 | $85.6 million | 6,025 |
| FY2021 | $12,144 | $74.1 million | 6,105 |
| FY2020 | $11,901 | $73.9 million | 6,206 |
| FY2019 | $11,214 | $69.0 million | 6,153 |
| FY2018 | $10,975 | $67.3 million | 6,134 |
| FY2017 | $10,525 | $65.0 million | 6,176 |
| FY2016 | $10,159 | $62.7 million | 6,169 |
| FY2015 | $9,613 | $58.8 million | 6,114 |
| FY2014 | $9,705 | $58.4 million | 6,016 |
| FY2013 | $9,479 | $57.0 million | 6,014 |
| FY2012 | $9,365 | $57.0 million | 6,086 |
| FY2011 | $9,646 | $57.4 million | 5,951 |
| FY2010 | $9,682 | $58.9 million | 6,083 |
| FY2009 | $10,400 | $62.5 million | 6,008 |
| FY2008 | $10,307 | $63.8 million | 6,188 |
| FY2007 | $9,442 | $59.2 million | 6,271 |
| FY2006 | $8,781 | $55.7 million | 6,347 |
| FY2005 | $8,258 | $52.8 million | 6,393 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $21.5 million | 20.9% |
| State | $52.9 million | 51.4% |
| Local | $28.5 million | 27.7% |
| Total | $102.9 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
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Center Elementary School | 470 |
| Memorial Drive Elementary School | 346 |
| Ruskin Elementary School | 363 |
| Wacona Elementary School | 885 |
| Ware County High School | 1,633 |
| Ware County Middle School | 752 |
| Waresboro Elementary School | 429 |
| Waycross Middle School | 606 |
| Williams Heights Elementary School | 436 |
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
- 1305430
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