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C

Webster County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Webster County.

Webster County’s School Grade C better than 33% of Georgia school districts

Students
228
Schools
2
Spent per student
$21,907
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$0.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Webster County School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 33% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 39% more per student than the GA average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 18% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.7M, about $3,092 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 33% 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+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Webster County. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 37.4% · 136 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 39.6% · 139 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 84.4% · 18 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$21,907 per student · 39% above GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 37%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 48%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
278’20
254’21
265’22
259’23
228’24

Down 18% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 48%White 40%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%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.

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.