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B+

Echols County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Echols County.

Echols County’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Georgia school districts

Students
917
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,749
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Debt
$2.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Echols County School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the GA average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.4M, about $2,587 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 73% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Echols County. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency44%
State average 37.4% · 458 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 39.6% · 442 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 84.4% · 58 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$13,749 per student · 13% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 38%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 55%Federal 20%

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

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

Enrollment over time
860’20
874’21
891’22
895’23
917’24

Up 6.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 49%Hispanic 47%Black 2%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.