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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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Carrollton City

Carrollton, GA

Students
5,752
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,455

+9.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.0% enrollment

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Harris County

Hamilton, GA

Students
5,617
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$14,199

+6.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.1% enrollment

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City Schools of Decatur

Decatur, GA

Students
5,509
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$19,019

+20.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment

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Wayne County

Jesup, GA

Students
5,220
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$14,199

+10.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.9% enrollment

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Madison County

Danielsville, GA

Students
5,130
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$14,897

+4.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.8% enrollment

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Jones County

Gray, GA

Students
4,994
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$14,691

+15.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.8% enrollment

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Baldwin County

Milledgeville, GA

Students
4,588
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$15,971

+16.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.7% enrollment

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Monroe County

Forsyth, GA

Students
4,575
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,477

-2.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.9% enrollment

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Cartersville City

Cartersville, GA

Students
4,573
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,281

+14.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.7% enrollment

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Long County

Ludowici, GA

Students
4,572
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$11,077

-0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +20.5% enrollment

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Grady County

Cairo, GA

Students
4,463
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$13,663

+12.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment

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Calhoun City

Calhoun, GA

Students
4,280
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$12,115

+10.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.3% enrollment

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Decatur County

Bainbridge, GA

Students
4,270
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$14,304

+12.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.7% enrollment

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Jefferson City

Jefferson, GA

Students
4,169
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$12,625

+11.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.8% enrollment

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Gilmer County

Ellijay, GA

Students
4,110
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,973

+8.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.0% enrollment

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Thomaston-Upson County

Thomaston, GA

Students
4,086
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,222

+16.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.1% enrollment

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Dawson County

Dawsonville, GA

Students
4,069
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$16,412

+0.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.3% enrollment

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Peach County

Fort Valley, GA

Students
4,015
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$14,149

+11.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.0% enrollment

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Pickens County

Jasper, GA

Students
4,007
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$16,901

+11.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.4% enrollment

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Emanuel County

Swainsboro, GA

Students
3,978
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$14,888

+14.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.1% enrollment

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Burke County

Waynesboro, GA

Students
3,910
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$20,709

+11.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment

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Stephens County

Toccoa, GA

Students
3,853
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$14,874

+14.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.0% enrollment

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Lumpkin County

Dahlonega, GA

Students
3,799
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,679

+7.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.4% enrollment

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White County

Cleveland, GA

Students
3,792
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$15,290

+6.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.1% enrollment

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Hart County

Hartwell, GA

Students
3,765
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,039

+6.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.6% enrollment

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Pierce County

Blackshear, GA

Students
3,650
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,981

+9.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.8% enrollment

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Sumter County

Americus, GA

Students
3,637
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,299

+20.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.9% enrollment

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Tattnall County

Reidsville, GA

Students
3,599
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,283

+15.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.6% enrollment

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Franklin County

Carnesville, GA

Students
3,557
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,305

+5.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.4% enrollment

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Pike County

Zebulon, GA

Students
3,548
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$12,720

+8.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.0% 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.