How many school districts are there in Georgia?
Georgia has 236 public school districts in the 2023-24 Common Core of Data. They are not equal in size: the largest operates 140 schools and the smallest operates 0, with a median of 0.
The figures, 2023-24
Each figure below is a census over the 236 district records and the 1,401 school records attached to them. A district's school count is the number of school records naming it, not a separately published total.
| State | Georgia |
|---|---|
| School districts | 236 |
| Schools they operate | 2327 |
| Most schools in one district | 140 |
| Fewest schools in one district | 0 |
| Median schools per district | 0 |
| Districts operating a single school | 0 |
| Average schools per districtcalculated | 5.9number_of_schools / number_of_districts |
The twelve largest districts by school count
- Gwinnett County
- DeKalb County
- Cobb County
- Fulton County
- Atlanta Public Schools
- Muscogee County
- Henry County
- Forsyth County
- Cherokee County
- Hall County
- Houston County
- Bibb County
Other statewide answers
- How many public schools are in Georgia?
- How many students are in Georgia public schools?
- How many teachers are in Georgia public schools?
- Charter schools in Georgia
- Georgia school districts by enrollment
- Free and reduced-price lunch in Georgia schools
Questions
How many school districts are there in Georgia?
236, according to the 2023-24 federal Common Core of Data.
Is there one district per county?
Georgia organises its public schools mainly by county, but the federal release also carries state-operated agencies, university-affiliated schools and charter authorities as separate districts, so the district count is higher than the county count.
Which is the largest?
By number of schools, Gwinnett County, with 140 in the 2023-24 release.
Method and sources
Every figure on this page is a census over the 2023-24 Common Core of Data, published by the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. A district is counted where the federal LEA directory carries a record for it. Its school count is the number of school records naming that agency id, which is why a district can appear with a single school or with none of its own. No figure here is imputed, and where a count excludes records the number excluded is on the page.
- NCES CCD LEA Directory 2023-24 (ccd_lea_029_2324_w_1a_073124)
- NCES CCD School Directory 2023-24 (ccd_sch_029_2324_w_1a_073124)
- NCES CCD School Membership 2023-24 (ccd_sch_052_2324_l_1a_073124)