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Commerce City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Commerce.

Commerce’s School Grade A better than 87% of Georgia school districts

Students
1,900
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,017
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Debt
$9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Commerce City School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 87% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $9M, about $4,734 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 87% of the 220 Georgia school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Commerce. Grade by grade →

PK–2Commerce PrimaryThis district
3–4Commerce Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Commerce Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Commerce High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency51%
State average 37.4% · 899 students tested
Reading / language arts51%
State average 39.6% · 894 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 84.4% · 120 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,017 per student · 5% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 33%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 56%State 38%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,721’20
1,757’21
1,785’22
1,868’23
1,900’24

Up 10.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 63%Hispanic 18%Black 11%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Georgia.