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Wheeler County Public Schools, GA: schools, enrollment and spending

Wheeler County Public Schools runs 3 public schools with 848 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.6 students per teacher is 2.8 lower than the Georgia figure of 14.4.Listed in NCES data as "Wheeler County".

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
848
Teachers (FTE)
73
Students per teacher
11.6
GA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
Address
18 McRae Street, Alamo, GA 30411
County
Wheeler County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1305640
State district ID
GA-753
Total staff (FTE)
166
School counselors (FTE)
2.0About 424 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
6.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district11.6
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 (927), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$15.1 million
Federal revenue
$2.2 million
State revenue
$9.2 million
Local revenue
$3.6 million
Total spending
$16.5 million
Spending per pupil
$17,779
Salaries
$7.0 million42.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$7.0 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 14.7%
  • State: 61.3%
  • Local: 24.0%

Georgia overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,779
Georgia$13,517
United States$16,826

Schools in Wheeler County Public Schools

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Wheeler County Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543312.7
Wheeler County High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1225412.1
Wheeler County Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81619.5

Nearby and related

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.