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Valdosta City School District, GA: schools, enrollment and spending
Valdosta City School District runs 8 public schools with 8,247 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.8 students per teacher is about the same as the Georgia figure of 14.4.Listed in NCES data as "Valdosta City".
At a glance
- Schools
- 8
- Students
- 8,247
- Teachers (FTE)
- 559
- Students per teacher
- 14.8
- GA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1204 Williams St., Valdosta, GA 31601
- Phone
- (912)333-8500
- County
- Lowndes County
- Locale
- City: Small
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1305310
- State district ID
- GA-792
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,127
- School counselors (FTE)
- 19.0About 434 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 36.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.8
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 (8,270), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $109.9 million
- Federal revenue
- $19.3 million
- State revenue
- $47.6 million
- Local revenue
- $43.0 million
- Total spending
- $98.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $11,848
- Salaries
- $51.8 million52.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $52.9 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 17.6%
- State: 43.3%
- Local: 39.1%
Georgia overall
- Federal: 12.0%
- State: 42.8%
- Local: 45.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$11,848
Georgia$13,517
United States$16,826
Schools in Valdosta City School District
By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| J. L. Lomax Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 576 | 13.7 |
| Newbern Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 725 | 12.1 |
| Pinevale Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 565 | 14.5 |
| S.L. Mason Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 881 | 15.2 |
| Sallas Mahone ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 1,045 | 14.5 |
| Valdosta High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 2,457 | 18.8 |
| Valdosta Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,024 | 13.8 |
| W.G. Nunn ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 974 | 14.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Lowndes County
- Lowndes County Public Schools 10,618 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.