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Banks County Public Schools, GA: schools, enrollment and spending

Banks County Public Schools runs 4 public schools with 2,798 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.8 students per teacher is 1.6 lower than the Georgia figure of 14.4.Listed in NCES data as "Banks County".

At a glance

Schools
4
Students
2,798
Teachers (FTE)
218
Students per teacher
12.8
GA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
Address
102 Hwy 51 South, Homer, GA 30547
County
Banks County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1300240
State district ID
GA-606
Total staff (FTE)
454
School counselors (FTE)
5.0About 560 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
11.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.8
Georgia14.4
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,741), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$39.0 million
Federal revenue
$4.0 million
State revenue
$19.5 million
Local revenue
$15.5 million
Total spending
$34.2 million
Spending per pupil
$12,470
Salaries
$18.7 million54.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$4.1 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 10.2%
  • State: 50.1%
  • Local: 39.7%

Georgia overall

  • Federal: 12.0%
  • State: 42.8%
  • Local: 45.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,470
Georgia$13,517
United States$16,826

Schools in Banks County Public Schools

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Banks County Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary3 to 565113.3
Banks County High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1283112.2
Banks County Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 863114.3
Banks County Primary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 268512.5

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.