Regular local school district · Fayette County

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

Fayette County Public Schools runs 24 public schools with 19,800 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.0 students per teacher is about the same as the Georgia figure of 14.4.Listed in NCES data as "Fayette County".

At a glance

Schools: 24
Students: 19,800
Teachers (FTE): 1,414
Students per teacher: 14.0; GA: 14.4 · US: 15.3

Address: 205 Lafayette Avenue, Fayetteville, GA 30214
Phone: (770)460-3535
County: Fayette County
Locale: Suburb: Large
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 1302130
State district ID: GA-656
Total staff (FTE): 2,642
School counselors (FTE): 49.0About 404 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 70.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district14.0

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 (19,912), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $300.2 million
Federal revenue: $17.5 million
State revenue: $117.1 million
Local revenue: $165.6 million
Total spending: $283.3 million
Spending per pupil: $14,228
Salaries: $157.1 million55.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $49.3 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 5.8%
State: 39.0%
Local: 55.2%

Georgia overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$14,228

Georgia$13,517

United States$16,826

Schools in Fayette County Public Schools

By level: 5 high, 5 middle, 14 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Bennett's Mill Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	876	13.7
Braelinn Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	538	13.1
Cleveland Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	414	11.5
Crabapple Lane Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	594	13.2
Fayette County High School	High	9 to 12	1,360	14.6
Fayetteville Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	507	14.9
Flat Rock Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	800	12.7
Huddleston Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	616	15.8
Inman Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	659	15.3
J.C. Booth Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	1,115	15.9
Kedron Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	843	15.6
McIntosh High School	High	9 to 12	1,762	17.4
North Fayette Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	616	14.0
Oak Grove Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	450	11.8
Peachtree City Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	460	13.5
Peeples Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	658	13.7
Rising Starr Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	931	14.8
Robert J. Burch Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	528	12.9
Sandy Creek High School	High	9 to 12	1,189	13.7
Sara Harp Minter Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	689	15.3
Spring Hill Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	661	13.5
Starrs Mill High School	High	9 to 12	1,357	16.2
Whitewater High School	High	9 to 12	1,303	15.7
Whitewater Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	874	13.7

Nearby and related

Other districts in Fayette County

State Specialty Schools II- Liberty Tech Charter Academy 428 students
State Specialty Schools I- Utopian Academy for the Arts Tril 147 students

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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.