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Georgia Public Schools

Population 9,815,210

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVERVIEW
NUMBER OF STUDENTS	1,677,067
NUMBER OF GEORGIA SCHOOLS	2,541
NUMBER OF GEORGIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS	212
SPENDING PER STUDENT ($)	11,344

State Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)
READING/ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TESTS	PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 Reading Proficiency	94.2
Grade 4 Reading Proficiency	86.4
Grade 5 Reading Proficiency	94.0
Grade 6 Reading Proficiency	93.6
Grade 7 Reading Proficiency	90.3
Grade 8 Reading Proficiency	97.1
Grade 11 Reading Proficiency	89.7
MATH TESTS	PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 Math Proficiency	80.3
Grade 4 Math Proficiency	79.1
Grade 5 Math Proficiency	91.1
Grade 6 Math Proficiency	73.5
Grade 7 Math Proficiency	89.3
Grade 8 Math Proficiency	85.1
Grade 11 Math Proficiency	86.2

School enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	44.4	52.7
BLACK (%)	37.0	15.6
HISPANIC (%)	11.9	23.1
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	3.3	4.7
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	0.2	1.2
SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	57.4	47.5
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (%)	4.9	6.1
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (%)	10.6	13.0

Georgia Educational Environment
POPULATION	STATE	NATION
POPULATION	9,815,210	311,591,917
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile)	168	87
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE	STATE	NATION
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW	7.7%	6.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD	21.8%	19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD	36.5%	36.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD	24.1%	24.9%
65 OR OLDER	10.0%	12.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS	STATE	NATION
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS	3,585,584	112,337,034
SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN	13.1%	11.6%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA	83.5%	85.4%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S DEGREE	27.0%	28.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION	STATE	NATION
$150,000 or more	7.5%	6.5%
$100,000 - $149,000	11.3%	10.7%
$75,000 - $99,999	12.0%	11.7%
$50,000 - $74,999	18.8%	19.6%
$30,000 - $49,999	20.2%	21.0%
$15,000 - $29,999	16.3%	16.7%
$15,000 or less	14.1%	13.8%

Educational Expenditures
FOR THE STATE	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,953	$9,983,584,000	52.5
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$458	$768,126,000	4.0
STAFF	$484	$811,828,000	4.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$140	$235,318,000	1.2
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$560	$939,217,000	4.9
OPERATION	$709	$1,188,791,000	6.2
TRANSPORTATION	$396	$663,852,000	3.5
OTHER	$315	$528,048,000	2.8
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,062	$5,135,180,000	27.0
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$2,329	$3,906,372,000	20.5
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$11,344	$19,025,136,000	100.0

FOR THE NATION	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,582	$274,000,000,000	53.3
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$475	$23,356,970,935	4.5
STAFF	$446	$21,924,659,888	4.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$181	$8,920,041,056	1.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$514	$25,277,042,259	4.9
OPERATION	$902	$44,320,216,892	8.6
TRANSPORTATION	$384	$18,864,068,868	3.7
OTHER	$294	$14,465,936,592	2.8
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,199	$157,000,000,000	30.6
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,687	$82,900,118,526	16.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,469	$514,000,000,000	100.0