Public schools in Georgia
2,329 operating public schools in 236 school districts and other education agencies, school year 2024–25.
Operating schoolsDefinition
2,329
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
1,744,185
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
121,553.7
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
14.3
Charter schoolsDefinition
96
Largest districts by enrollment
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a quality ranking). 41 Georgia districts have full profiles so far; search all 236.
| District | City | Schools | Students | Students / FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwinnett County | Lawrenceville | 141 | 182,518 | 14.4 |
| Cobb County | Marietta | 110 | 105,738 | 14.2 |
| DeKalb County | Decatur | 129 | 91,752 | 13.9 |
| Fulton County | Alpharetta | 106 | 87,019 | 14.2 |
| Forsyth County | Cumming | 42 | 54,864 | 16.1 |
| Clayton County | Jonesboro | 67 | 51,055 | 15.2 |
| Atlanta Public Schools | Atlanta | 87 | 49,945 | 12.2 |
| Henry County | McDonough | 53 | 43,012 | 16.3 |
| Cherokee County | Canton | 37 | 42,031 | 14.9 |
| Savannah-Chatham County | Savannah | 57 | 35,744 | 13.2 |
| Paulding County | Dallas | 34 | 31,426 | 14.9 |
| Houston County | Warner Robins | 38 | 30,939 | 15.1 |
| Muscogee County | Columbus | 52 | 29,362 | 14.4 |
| Richmond County | Augusta | 49 | 28,923 | — |
| Columbia County | Evans | 30 | 28,566 | 16 |
Schools by locale
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| City | 18.5% | |
| Suburb | 38.1% | |
| Town | 10.1% | |
| Rural | 33.3% |
Schools by level
| Group | Schools | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 1,310 | |
| Middle | 484 | |
| High | 482 | |
| Other | 43 | |
| Secondary | 6 | |
| Prekindergarten | 4 |
Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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