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Georgia School Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 196
Median expenditures $47.6M
25th–75th percentile $21.1M  –  $109.5M
Total spend $25.68B
  1. #1
    Gwinnett CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 179,581
    Expenditures $2.51B
    Revenue $2.67B
  2. #2
    COBB CO SCH District
    FY 2022 pop. 106,970
    Expenditures $1.56B
    Revenue $1.69B
  3. #3
    Dekalb CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 93,473
    Expenditures $1.52B
    Revenue $1.79B
  4. #4
    Fulton CO School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 90,355
    Expenditures $1.41B
    Revenue $1.64B
  5. #5
    Atlanta Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 49,994
    Expenditures $1.20B
    Revenue $1.35B
  6. #6
    Clayton CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 52,335
    Expenditures $694.1M
    Revenue $741.9M
  7. #7
    Forsyth County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 52,757
    Expenditures $665.5M
    Revenue $719.9M
  8. #8
    Savannah-chatham County Public School System
    FY 2022 pop. 35,925
    Expenditures $618.8M
    Revenue $731.6M
  9. #9
    Henry CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 42,792
    Expenditures $561.6M
    Revenue $620.0M
  10. #10
    Cherokee CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 42,049
    Expenditures $556.2M
    Revenue $624.4M
  11. #11
    Richmond CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 29,470
    Expenditures $451.6M
    Revenue $489.0M
  12. #12
    Houston CO School District
    FY 2022 pop. 30,243
    Expenditures $445.6M
    Revenue $458.6M
  13. #13
    Muscogee CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 30,085
    Expenditures $441.4M
    Revenue $461.5M
  14. #14
    HALL CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 27,105
    Expenditures $408.5M
    Revenue $397.7M
  15. #15
    Paulding CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 31,129
    Expenditures $382.7M
    Revenue $423.8M
  16. #16
    Columbia CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 28,683
    Expenditures $365.0M
    Revenue $389.9M
  17. #17
    Douglas CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 25,890
    Expenditures $362.0M
    Revenue $396.7M
  18. #18
    BIBB CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 21,159
    Expenditures $334.5M
    Revenue $371.2M
  19. #19
    Coweta CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 22,694
    Expenditures $318.1M
    Revenue $356.8M
  20. #20
    Fayette CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 19,941
    Expenditures $302.6M
    Revenue $321.1M
  21. #21
    Newton CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 18,785
    Expenditures $274.8M
    Revenue $276.5M
  22. #22
    Rockdale CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 15,601
    Expenditures $255.8M
    Revenue $276.5M
  23. #23
    Clarke CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 12,556
    Expenditures $243.4M
    Revenue $274.7M
  24. #24
    Carroll CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 15,345
    Expenditures $235.1M
    Revenue $227.8M
  25. #25
    Dougherty CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 13,049
    Expenditures $216.7M
    Revenue $238.3M
  26. #26
    Barrow CO SCH DIST 607
    FY 2022 pop. 14,355
    Expenditures $207.4M
    Revenue $224.1M
  27. #27
    Glynn CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 12,820
    Expenditures $205.7M
    Revenue $227.6M
  28. #28
    Walton CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 14,305
    Expenditures $182.5M
    Revenue $210.8M
  29. #29
    Bartow CO SCH DIST 608
    FY 2022 pop. 13,607
    Expenditures $179.4M
    Revenue $214.1M
  30. #30
    Effingham CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 13,585
    Expenditures $178.9M
    Revenue $183.9M
  31. #31
    Whitfield CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 12,448
    Expenditures $178.2M
    Revenue $193.3M
  32. #32
    Troup CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 12,139
    Expenditures $164.6M
    Revenue $188.4M
  33. #33
    Catoosa CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 10,613
    Expenditures $162.6M
    Revenue $167.0M
  34. #34
    Gainesville IND SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 7,799
    Expenditures $161.9M
    Revenue $117.2M
  35. #35
    Lowndes CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 10,645
    Expenditures $152.9M
    Revenue $156.4M
  36. #36
    Marietta IND SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 8,690
    Expenditures $152.0M
    Revenue $165.9M
  37. #37
    Floyd CO School District
    FY 2022 pop. 8,993
    Expenditures $151.8M
    Revenue $159.6M
  38. #38
    Laurens CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,418
    Expenditures $147.9M
    Revenue $111.6M
  39. #39
    Bulloch CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 11,010
    Expenditures $147.6M
    Revenue $166.6M
  40. #40
    Jackson CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 9,140
    Expenditures $145.4M
    Revenue $150.3M
  41. #41
    Griffin Spalding School District
    FY 2022 pop. 9,540
    Expenditures $142.3M
    Revenue $154.4M
  42. #42
    Liberty County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 10,418
    Expenditures $140.9M
    Revenue $149.6M
  43. #43
    Bryan CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 10,078
    Expenditures $132.1M
    Revenue $132.3M
  44. #44
    Colquitt CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 8,997
    Expenditures $128.9M
    Revenue $149.5M
  45. #45
    Walker CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 8,366
    Expenditures $122.7M
    Revenue $136.8M
  46. #46
    Dalton IND SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 7,717
    Expenditures $119.5M
    Revenue $127.7M
  47. #47
    Camden CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 9,298
    Expenditures $119.1M
    Revenue $127.9M
  48. #48
    Oconee CO School District
    FY 2022 pop. 8,423
    Expenditures $112.8M
    Revenue $122.4M
  49. #49
    POLK CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 7,854
    Expenditures $111.9M
    Revenue $113.8M
  50. #50
    Valdosta IND SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 8,294
    Expenditures $108.6M
    Revenue $128.0M
  51. #51
    TIFT CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 7,623
    Expenditures $102.7M
    Revenue $116.4M
  52. #52
    Habersham CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 7,068
    Expenditures $102.4M
    Revenue $112.1M
  53. #53
    Coffee CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 7,569
    Expenditures $100.0M
    Revenue $111.6M
  54. #54
    Decatur IND School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,637
    Expenditures $99.0M
    Revenue $98.3M
  55. #55
    Gordon CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,418
    Expenditures $99.0M
    Revenue $99.6M
  56. #56
    ROME Independent School District
    FY 2022 pop. 6,549
    Expenditures $94.5M
    Revenue $98.3M
  57. #57
    Cartersville IND SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,477
    Expenditures $91.2M
    Revenue $76.3M
  58. #58
    WARE CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,025
    Expenditures $91.0M
    Revenue $102.1M
  59. #59
    Murray CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,874
    Expenditures $86.7M
    Revenue $94.5M
  60. #60
    Thomas CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,782
    Expenditures $86.5M
    Revenue $92.5M
  61. #61
    Buford IND SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,759
    Expenditures $83.5M
    Revenue $85.5M
  62. #62
    Wayne CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,101
    Expenditures $80.9M
    Revenue $76.8M
  63. #63
    Baldwin CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,856
    Expenditures $79.5M
    Revenue $82.4M
  64. #64
    Harris CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,489
    Expenditures $78.3M
    Revenue $79.4M
  65. #65
    LEE CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,310
    Expenditures $78.0M
    Revenue $83.2M
  66. #66
    Burke CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,098
    Expenditures $77.3M
    Revenue $116.6M
  67. #67
    Tattnall CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,604
    Expenditures $72.3M
    Revenue $70.3M
  68. #68
    Carrollton IND SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,495
    Expenditures $71.6M
    Revenue $75.5M
  69. #69
    Madison CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,944
    Expenditures $70.0M
    Revenue $76.7M
  70. #70
    Lumpkin CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,750
    Expenditures $69.5M
    Revenue $56.7M
  71. #71
    BEN HILL CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,066
    Expenditures $68.3M
    Revenue $52.1M
  72. #72
    Jones CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,121
    Expenditures $67.8M
    Revenue $72.8M
  73. #73
    Dawson CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,828
    Expenditures $67.3M
    Revenue $69.2M
  74. #74
    Pickens CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,120
    Expenditures $66.3M
    Revenue $71.0M
  75. #75
    Peach CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,754
    Expenditures $63.6M
    Revenue $58.0M
  76. #76
    Decatur County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,433
    Expenditures $63.5M
    Revenue $72.7M
  77. #77
    Sumter CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,620
    Expenditures $63.0M
    Revenue $63.4M
  78. #78
    Grady CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,484
    Expenditures $61.8M
    Revenue $61.8M
  79. #79
    Monroe CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,305
    Expenditures $61.2M
    Revenue $69.2M
  80. #80
    Thomaston-upson CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,049
    Expenditures $61.1M
    Revenue $63.5M
  81. #81
    Putnam CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,968
    Expenditures $59.0M
    Revenue $55.4M
  82. #82
    Haralson CO School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,350
    Expenditures $58.4M
    Revenue $58.1M
  83. #83
    White County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,788
    Expenditures $57.3M
    Revenue $62.1M
  84. #84
    Fannin CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,819
    Expenditures $57.3M
    Revenue $56.7M
  85. #85
    Calhoun IND SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,175
    Expenditures $57.1M
    Revenue $62.9M
  86. #86
    Emanuel CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,988
    Expenditures $56.9M
    Revenue $64.5M
  87. #87
    Gilmer CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,130
    Expenditures $55.9M
    Revenue $66.2M
  88. #88
    Stephens CO School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,835
    Expenditures $55.8M
    Revenue $60.1M
  89. #89
    COOK CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,089
    Expenditures $53.7M
    Revenue $46.2M
  90. #90
    Crisp CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,687
    Expenditures $53.3M
    Revenue $61.7M
  91. #91
    Butts CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,519
    Expenditures $52.9M
    Revenue $55.9M
  92. #92
    Appling CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,483
    Expenditures $51.8M
    Revenue $57.4M
  93. #93
    Pierce CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,566
    Expenditures $50.5M
    Revenue $48.9M
  94. #94
    HART CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,623
    Expenditures $49.8M
    Revenue $55.0M
  95. #95
    Union CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,007
    Expenditures $48.8M
    Revenue $56.1M
  96. #96
    Bleckley CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,604
    Expenditures $48.6M
    Revenue $38.8M
  97. #97
    Pulaski CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,234
    Expenditures $48.5M
    Revenue $44.1M
  98. #98
    Elbert CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,030
    Expenditures $47.7M
    Revenue $50.3M
  99. #99
    Morgan CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,380
    Expenditures $47.5M
    Revenue $55.3M
  100. #100
    Franklin CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,626
    Expenditures $47.4M
    Revenue $53.2M