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

Long County Public Schools runs 5 public schools with 4,724 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 17.4 students per teacher is 3.0 higher than the Georgia figure of 14.4.Listed in NCES data as "Long County".

At a glance

Schools
5
Students
4,724
Teachers (FTE)
271
Students per teacher
17.4
GA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
Address
468 S. McDonald Street, Ludowici, GA 31316
County
Long County
Locale
Rural: Fringe
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1303360
State district ID
GA-691
Total staff (FTE)
587
School counselors (FTE)
9.0About 525 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
20.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district17.4
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 (3,887), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$43.7 million
Federal revenue
$6.6 million
State revenue
$28.8 million
Local revenue
$8.3 million
Total spending
$37.2 million
Spending per pupil
$9,577
Salaries
$21.4 million57.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$8.1 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 15.1%
  • State: 66.0%
  • Local: 18.9%

Georgia overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$9,577
Georgia$13,517
United States$16,826

Schools in Long County Public Schools

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Long County High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,35319.6
Long County Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81,00718.6
Long County Primary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 190520.1
McClelland Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary4 to 569416.5
Smiley Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary2 to 376515.9

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.