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D

Crisp County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Cordele and Arabi.

Cordele’s School Grade D better than 13% of Georgia school districts

Students
3,311
Schools
5
Spent per student
$16,892
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$13.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Crisp County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 13% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% more per student than the GA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $13.3M, about $4,025 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 13% 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 below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cordele. Grade by grade →

K–3Crisp County Primary SchoolThis district
6–8Crisp County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Crisp County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency19%
State average 37.4% · 1,838 students tested
Reading / language arts19%
State average 39.6% · 1,807 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)83%
State average 84.4% · 289 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
$16,892 per student · 7% above GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 39%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 43%Federal 27%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,770’20
3,687’21
3,575’22
3,442’23
3,311’24

Down 12.2% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 59%White 27%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

5 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.