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B−

Tift County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Tifton, Omega and Ty Ty.

Tifton’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Georgia school districts

Students
7,471
Schools
11
Spent per student
$13,931
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Debt
$56.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Tift County School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 52% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the GA average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $56.3M, about $7,539 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 52% 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
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tifton. Grade by grade →

PK–56 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Tift County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 37.4% · 3,848 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 39.6% · 3,797 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 84.4% · 523 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
$13,931 per student · 12% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 30%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 50%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
7,777’20
7,623’21
7,661’22
7,631’23
7,471’24

Down 3.9% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 37%White 37%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

11 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.