Regular local school district · Walker County
Walker County Public Schools, GA: schools, enrollment and spending
Walker County Public Schools runs 15 public schools with 8,379 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.9 students per teacher is 2.5 lower than the Georgia figure of 14.4.Listed in NCES data as "Walker County".
At a glance
- Schools
- 15
- Students
- 8,379
- Teachers (FTE)
- 703
- Students per teacher
- 11.9
- GA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 201 South Duke Street, LaFayette, GA 30728
- Phone
- (706)638-1240
- County
- Walker County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1305370
- State district ID
- GA-746
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,425
- School counselors (FTE)
- 25.0About 335 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 37.0
Students per teacher compared
This district11.9
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 (8,415), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $117.6 million
- Federal revenue
- $13.7 million
- State revenue
- $68.5 million
- Local revenue
- $35.5 million
- Total spending
- $103.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,258
- Salaries
- $58.0 million56.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $5.9 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 11.6%
- State: 58.2%
- Local: 30.2%
Georgia overall
- Federal: 12.0%
- State: 42.8%
- Local: 45.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,258
Georgia$13,517
United States$16,826
Schools in Walker County Public Schools
By level: 2 high, 3 middle, 10 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Chattanooga Valley Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 418 | 11.0 |
| Chattanooga Valley Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 449 | 11.0 |
| Cherokee Ridge ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 548 | 11.7 |
| Fairyland Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 294 | 11.8 |
| Gilbert Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 476 | 13.2 |
| LaFayette High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,157 | 14.1 |
| LaFayette Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 499 | 9.4 |
| Naomi Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 302 | 10.4 |
| North LaFayette Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 420 | 12.7 |
| Ridgeland High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,284 | 14.4 |
| Rock Spring Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 419 | 11.3 |
| Rossville Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 447 | 10.4 |
| Rossville Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 446 | 9.3 |
| Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 772 | 13.3 |
| Stone Creek Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 448 | 14.0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Walker County
- Chickamauga City School District 1,258 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.