Regular local school district · Lowndes County
Lowndes County Public Schools, GA: schools, enrollment and spending
Lowndes County Public Schools runs 11 public schools with 10,618 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.6 students per teacher is 0.8 lower than the Georgia figure of 14.4.Listed in NCES data as "Lowndes County".
At a glance
- Schools
- 11
- Students
- 10,618
- Teachers (FTE)
- 780
- Students per teacher
- 13.6
- GA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1592 Norman Dr, Valdosta, GA 31601
- Phone
- (229)245-2250
- County
- Lowndes County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1303390
- State district ID
- GA-692
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,485
- School counselors (FTE)
- 20.0About 531 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 35.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.6
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 (10,590), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $151.0 million
- Federal revenue
- $18.7 million
- State revenue
- $81.5 million
- Local revenue
- $50.8 million
- Total spending
- $140.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,262
- Salaries
- $66.2 million47.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $22.0 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 12.4%
- State: 54.0%
- Local: 33.6%
Georgia overall
- Federal: 12.0%
- State: 42.8%
- Local: 45.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,262
Georgia$13,517
United States$16,826
Schools in Lowndes County Public Schools
By level: 1 high, 3 middle, 7 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Clyattville Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 614 | 11.4 |
| Dewar ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 821 | 13.7 |
| Hahira Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 782 | 13.7 |
| Hahira Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 843 | 13.2 |
| Lake Park Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 601 | 12.3 |
| Lowndes High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 3,152 | 17.0 |
| Lowndes Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 818 | 13.4 |
| Moulton-Branch Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 594 | 11.6 |
| Pine Grove Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 756 | 14.0 |
| Pine Grove Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 733 | 12.4 |
| Westside Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 904 | 14.3 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Lowndes County
- Valdosta City School District 8,247 students
- State Specialty Schools I- Scintilla Charter Academy 947 students
More in Georgia
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.