Wheeler County
A public school district in Alamo, Georgia, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 848
- Students enrolled
- 73.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 166.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,865
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 848 in 2024–25
- Ranks 8,247th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 176th of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 53% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,865 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 51% 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
Wheeler County spent $15,865 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,336 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 | $15,865 | $13.8 million | 873 |
| FY2022 | $14,485 | $12.9 million | 889 |
| FY2021 | $13,659 | $12.7 million | 927 |
| FY2020 | $13,534 | $13.5 million | 1,000 |
| FY2019 | $12,127 | $12.2 million | 1,007 |
| FY2018 | $11,905 | $11.9 million | 1,000 |
| FY2017 | $11,654 | $11.8 million | 1,009 |
| FY2016 | $11,392 | $11.4 million | 999 |
| FY2015 | $10,235 | $10.5 million | 1,023 |
| FY2014 | $10,035 | $10.5 million | 1,043 |
| FY2013 | $9,796 | $9.8 million | 1,003 |
| FY2012 | $9,601 | $9.6 million | 1,001 |
| FY2011 | $9,432 | $9.4 million | 1,001 |
| FY2010 | $9,596 | $9.6 million | 1,001 |
| FY2009 | $9,560 | $9.8 million | 1,029 |
| FY2008 | $11,682 | $12.1 million | 1,037 |
| FY2007 | $10,812 | $11.6 million | 1,075 |
| FY2006 | $9,957 | $10.8 million | 1,087 |
| FY2005 | $9,336 | $10.5 million | 1,120 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.4 million | 15.3% |
| State | $15.2 million | 68.0% |
| Local | $3.7 million | 16.7% |
| Total | $22.3 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Wheeler County Elementary School | 433 |
| Wheeler County High School | 254 |
| Wheeler County Middle School | 161 |
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
- 1305640
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