Wayne County
A public school district in Jesup, Georgia, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,348
- Students enrolled
- 379
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 726.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,479
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,348 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,791st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 66th of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 89% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,479 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 30% 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
Wayne County spent $13,479 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,189 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 | $13,479 | $69.7 million | 5,172 |
| FY2022 | $13,281 | $67.7 million | 5,101 |
| FY2021 | $12,290 | $61.6 million | 5,009 |
| FY2020 | $10,708 | $57.5 million | 5,373 |
| FY2019 | $10,451 | $56.2 million | 5,378 |
| FY2018 | $10,044 | $54.2 million | 5,394 |
| FY2017 | $9,392 | $51.9 million | 5,524 |
| FY2016 | $8,997 | $50.2 million | 5,575 |
| FY2015 | $8,991 | $49.3 million | 5,486 |
| FY2014 | $8,696 | $47.5 million | 5,459 |
| FY2013 | $8,152 | $44.5 million | 5,458 |
| FY2012 | $8,331 | $44.7 million | 5,369 |
| FY2011 | $8,317 | $45.3 million | 5,446 |
| FY2010 | $8,845 | $47.5 million | 5,373 |
| FY2009 | $8,919 | $48.4 million | 5,424 |
| FY2008 | $8,893 | $47.7 million | 5,366 |
| FY2007 | $8,161 | $44.3 million | 5,427 |
| FY2006 | $7,878 | $42.5 million | 5,395 |
| FY2005 | $7,189 | $38.8 million | 5,400 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $15.5 million | 19.0% |
| State | $43.2 million | 53.1% |
| Local | $22.7 million | 27.8% |
| Total | $81.3 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
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Arthur Williams Middle School | 626 |
| Bacon Elementary School | 690 |
| Jesup Elementary School | 706 |
| Martha Puckett Middle School | 541 |
| Martha Rawls Smith Elementary School | 543 |
| Odum Elementary School | 441 |
| Screven Elementary School | 225 |
| Wayne County High School | 1,576 |
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
- 1305550
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