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Fayette County School District

Item: Fayette County School District
Rating: 10
Author: Public School Review

210 Stonewall Avenue West
Fayetteville, GA 30214

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10/

Top 5%

Tel: (770) 460-3535

Top Rankings

Fayette County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Georgia for:

Overview

This School District

This State (GA)

# Schools

24 Schools

1,849 Schools

# Students

19,941 Students

1,208,885 Students

# Teachers

1,418 Teachers

85,443 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

14:1

District Rank

Fayette County School District, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 220 school districts in Georgia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 90% has decreased from 91% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (GA)

#11 out of 221 school districts
(Top 5%)

This chart display the overall district rank of Fayette County School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

52%

36%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Fayette County School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of GA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

60%

39%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Fayette County School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of GA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

90%

84%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Fayette County School District and public school graduation rate of GA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.70

0.71

# American Indian Students

67 Students

2,440 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

1,326 Students

53,732 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

2,684 Students

211,892 Students

% Hispanic Students

13%

18%

# Black Students

5,931 Students

441,535 Students

% Black Students

30%

37%

# White Students

8,696 Students

440,221 Students

% White Students

44%

36%

# Hawaiian Students

25 Students

1,234 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

1,212 Students

57,626 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

372

45,542

# Students in K Grade:

1,126

120,743

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,215

121,992

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,319

124,041

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,350

125,014

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,401

126,719

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,388

128,811

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,599

130,871

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,586

133,256

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,690

133,445

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,853

5,572

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,764

5,277

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,665

4,073

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,613

3,529

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $15,054 is higher than the state median of $14,333. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $14,207 is higher than the state median of $13,458. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.

This School District

This State (GA)

Total Revenue

$300 MM

$24,999 MM

This chart display total revenue of Fayette County School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in GA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$283 MM

$23,473 MM

This chart display total spending of Fayette County School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in GA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$15,054

$14,333

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Fayette County School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in GA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$14,207

$13,458

This chart display average spending per public school student in Fayette County School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in GA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024)

District size: 24 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 19,941 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Minority Enrollment: 56%
: 90% (Top 50% in GA)
: Top 5%
: 52% (Top 10%)
: 60% (Top 5%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), GA Dept. of Education