Regular local school district · Chatham County

Savannah-Chatham County School District, GA: schools, enrollment and spending

Savannah-Chatham County School District runs 57 public schools with 35,744 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.0 students per teacher is 1.4 lower than the Georgia figure of 14.4.Listed in NCES data as "Savannah-Chatham County".

At a glance

Schools: 57
Students: 35,744
Teachers (FTE): 2,758
Students per teacher: 13.0; GA: 14.4 · US: 15.3

Address: 208 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31401
Phone: (912)201-5585
County: Chatham County
Locale: City: Midsize
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 1301020
State district ID: GA-625
Total staff (FTE): 5,636
School counselors (FTE): 137.0About 261 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 144.0
Charter schools: 6

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Students per teacher compared

This district13.0

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 (36,502), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $608.9 million
Federal revenue: $49.5 million
State revenue: $167.0 million
Local revenue: $392.4 million
Total spending: $556.5 million
Spending per pupil: $15,246
Salaries: $291.6 million52.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $3.6 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 8.1%
State: 27.4%
Local: 64.4%

Georgia overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$15,246

Georgia$13,517

United States$16,826

Schools in Savannah-Chatham County School District

By level: 12 high, 9 middle, 33 elementary, 3 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Andrea B Williams Elementary School	Elementary	1 to 5	414	10.6
Beach High School	High	9 to 12	973	15.0
Bloomingdale Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	350	11.3
Butler Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	524	12.8
Coastal Empire Montessori Charter SchoolCharter	Elementary	PK to 5	216	18.0
Coastal Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	486	10.3
DeRenne Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	484	10.5
Ellis Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 8	419	9.7
Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts	Elementary	PK to 8	770	11.7
Gadsden Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	493	12.6
Garden City Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	597	13.3
Georgetown School	Elementary	PK to 8	544	11.6
Godley Station School	Elementary	PK to 8	1,585	15.0
Gould Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	559	10.8
Groves High School	High	9 to 12	1,469	19.9
Haven Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	361	12.0
Heard Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	636	13.0
Henderson E Formey Jr Early Learning Center	Elementary	PK to K	324	12.5
Hesse School	Elementary	PK to 8	996	13.3
Hodge Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	420	14.5
Hubert Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	471	12.1
Islands High School	High	9 to 12	752	13.9
Isle of Hope School	Elementary	PK to 8	569	12.1
Jacob G. Smith Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	466	12.3
Jenkins High School	High	9 to 12	1,265	14.9
Johnson High School	High	9 to 12	762	11.7
Marshpoint Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	603	11.2
May Howard Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	539	10.0
Mercer Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	512	13.1
Myers Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	503	13.2
New Hampstead High School	High	9 to 12	1,123	15.0
New Hampstead K-8 School	Elementary	PK to 8	1,118	14.3
Oglethorpe Charter SchoolCharter	Middle	6 to 8	567	12.9
Otis J Brock III Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	568	14.2
Pooler Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	340	11.3
Pulaski Elementary SChool	Elementary	PK to 8	1,147	14.5
Rice Creek School	Elementary	PK to 8	1,011	13.7
Savannah Arts Academy	High	9 to 12	801	13.3
Savannah Classical Academy Charter High SchoolCEP schoolCharter	High	9 to 12	68	7.6
Savannah Classical Academy Charter SchoolCEP schoolCharter	Elementary	K to 8	349	11.3
Savannah Early College High School	High	9 to 12	151	12.6
Savannah-Chatham E-Learning Academy	Other	1 to 12	441	13.4
School of Humanities at Juliette Gordon Low	Other	PK to 12	605	13.2
Shuman Elementary School	Elementary	1 to 5	482	14.2
Southwest Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	769	15.7
Southwest Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	528	12.6
Susie King Taylor Community SchoolCharter	Elementary	K to 8	284	13.5
The School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High	High	9 to 12	575	10.6
The STEM Academy at Bartlett	Middle	6 to 8	625	12.8
Tybee Island Maritime Academy SchoolCharter	Elementary	K to 8	432	12.7

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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.