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Georgia school systems.

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180school systems
2,244operating schools connected
1,705,143students in finance records
180complete 2019–2024 finance trends
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What changed from 2019 to 2024?

Georgia school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 180 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$15,168Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+11.9%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+37.3%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-1.7%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems180 systems in every year
2019202020212022202320241,735,5851,690,602
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$15,800$13,745

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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Troup County

LaGrange, GA

Students
12,278
Schools
19
Spending / pupil
$15,162

+11.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.3% enrollment

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Whitfield County

Dalton, GA

Students
12,151
Schools
22
Spending / pupil
$14,458

+8.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment

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Bulloch County

Statesboro, GA

Students
11,068
Schools
15
Spending / pupil
$15,232

+16.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.0% enrollment

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Liberty County

Hinesville, GA

Students
10,740
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$13,797

+0.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.2% enrollment

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Lowndes County

Valdosta, GA

Students
10,580
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$13,280

+12.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.7% enrollment

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Jackson County

Jefferson, GA

Students
10,524
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$14,551

+10.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +32.6% enrollment

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Bryan County

Pembroke, GA

Students
10,500
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$12,438

+11.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.0% enrollment

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Catoosa County

Ringgold, GA

Students
10,175
Schools
16
Spending / pupil
$15,273

+10.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.4% enrollment

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Camden County

Kingsland, GA

Students
9,649
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$13,222

+9.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.2% enrollment

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Griffin-Spalding County

Griffin, GA

Students
9,371
Schools
18
Spending / pupil
$15,469

+14.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.5% enrollment

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Floyd County

Rome, GA

Students
8,847
Schools
15
Spending / pupil
$16,105

+9.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.3% enrollment

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Colquitt County

Moultrie, GA

Students
8,844
Schools
13
Spending / pupil
$15,598

+18.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.7% enrollment

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Marietta City

Marietta, GA

Students
8,642
Schools
13
Spending / pupil
$20,339

+21.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.5% enrollment

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Oconee County

Watkinsville, GA

Students
8,535
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$13,402

+6.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.4% enrollment

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Walker County

LaFayette, GA

Students
8,422
Schools
15
Spending / pupil
$15,668

+7.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.9% enrollment

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Valdosta City

Valdosta, GA

Students
8,406
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$13,416

+6.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.8% enrollment

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Gainesville City

Gainesville, GA

Students
8,144
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$15,042

+19.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.3% enrollment

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Polk County

Cedartown, GA

Students
7,893
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$14,013

+16.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.2% enrollment

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Coffee County

Douglas, GA

Students
7,667
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$14,607

+13.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.7% enrollment

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Dalton Public Schools

Dalton, GA

Students
7,662
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$14,758

+11.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment

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Tift County

Tifton, GA

Students
7,631
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$13,931

+5.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.2% enrollment

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Habersham County

Clarkesville, GA

Students
7,177
Schools
14
Spending / pupil
$15,768

+9.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.6% enrollment

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Murray County

Chatsworth, GA

Students
6,758
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$13,581

+18.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.0% enrollment

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Rome City

Rome, GA

Students
6,436
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$14,742

+12.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.2% enrollment

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Laurens County

Dublin, GA

Students
6,352
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$14,863

+17.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment

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Gordon County

Calhoun, GA

Students
6,292
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$14,123

+7.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.7% enrollment

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Lee County

Leesburg, GA

Students
6,129
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$12,992

+12.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.7% enrollment

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Ware County

Waycross, GA

Students
5,977
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$16,364

+18.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.9% enrollment

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Buford City

Buford, GA

Students
5,946
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,999

+6.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +19.7% enrollment

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Thomas County

Thomasville, GA

Students
5,791
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$15,529

+10.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.8% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.