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

Wilkes County Public Schools runs 4 public schools with 1,262 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.4 students per teacher is 1.0 lower than the Georgia figure of 14.4.Listed in NCES data as "Wilkes County".

At a glance

Schools
4
Students
1,262
Teachers (FTE)
94
Students per teacher
13.4
GA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
Address
313-A North Alexander Avenue, Washington, GA 30673
County
Wilkes County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1305760
State district ID
GA-757
Total staff (FTE)
253
School counselors (FTE)
4.0About 316 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
7.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.4
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 (1,368), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$21.6 million
Federal revenue
$3.7 million
State revenue
$9.0 million
Local revenue
$8.9 million
Total spending
$19.0 million
Spending per pupil
$13,879
Salaries
$10.1 million53.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$5.1 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 17.3%
  • State: 41.5%
  • Local: 41.2%

Georgia overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$13,879
Georgia$13,517
United States$16,826

Schools in Wilkes County Public Schools

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1236812.7
Washington-Wilkes Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary4 to 524413.6
Washington-Wilkes Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 828515.0
Washington-Wilkes Primary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 336514.0

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.