Regular local school district · Newton County
Newton County Public Schools, GA: schools, enrollment and spending
Newton County Public Schools runs 22 public schools with 18,672 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.2 students per teacher is 0.8 higher than the Georgia figure of 14.4.Listed in NCES data as "Newton County".
At a glance
- Schools
- 22
- Students
- 18,672
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,232
- Students per teacher
- 15.2
- GA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 3187 Newton Drive NE, Covington, GA 30014
- Phone
- (770)787-1330
- County
- Newton County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1303930
- State district ID
- GA-707
- Total staff (FTE)
- 2,636
- School counselors (FTE)
- 47.0About 397 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 77.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.2
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 (18,766), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $253.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $35.6 million
- State revenue
- $128.9 million
- Local revenue
- $88.6 million
- Total spending
- $271.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $14,461
- Salaries
- $127.0 million46.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $88.1 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 14.1%
- State: 50.9%
- Local: 35.0%
Georgia overall
- Federal: 12.0%
- State: 42.8%
- Local: 45.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$14,461
Georgia$13,517
United States$16,826
Schools in Newton County Public Schools
By level: 3 high, 5 middle, 14 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Alcovy High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,968 | 19.9 |
| Clements Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 705 | 15.3 |
| Cousins Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 563 | 14.8 |
| East Newton Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 537 | 14.5 |
| Eastside High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,590 | 19.2 |
| Fairview ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 591 | 13.4 |
| Flint Hill ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 848 | 13.9 |
| Heard-Mixon Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 434 | 13.6 |
| Indian Creek Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 843 | 15.1 |
| Liberty Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 894 | 16.9 |
| Live Oak ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 936 | 15.3 |
| Livingston Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 357 | 12.3 |
| Mansfield Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 384 | 12.0 |
| Middle Ridge Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 594 | 13.5 |
| Newton County Theme School at FicquettCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 1,095 | 17.7 |
| Newton High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 2,499 | 20.3 |
| Oak Hill Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 663 | 14.4 |
| Porterdale Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 405 | 13.1 |
| Rocky Plains Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 576 | 13.7 |
| South Salem Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 855 | 14.7 |
| Veterans Memorial Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 637 | 13.3 |
| West Newton Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 698 | 15.5 |
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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.