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Georgia: the highest-poverty school districts

172 districts

Georgia public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
1Brooks CountyGA62,1792,179100%
2Coffee CountyGA127,6406,267100%
3Cook CountyGA42,9791,444100%
4Dublin CityGA52,3702,370100%
5Evans CountyGA41,7421,742100%
6Irwin CountyGA31,610760100%
7Johnson CountyGA31,0261,026100%
8Montgomery CountyGA3902902100%
9Pulaski CountyGA31,3201,320100%
10Randolph CountyGA3635635100%
11Seminole CountyGA21,3321,332100%
12Taylor CountyGA41,1761,176100%
13Telfair CountyGA41,5431,543100%
14Thomaston-Upson CountyGA43,9961,925100%
15Turner CountyGA31,1071,107100%
16Wilkinson CountyGA41,0361,036100%
17Crisp CountyGA53,3113,30799.9%
18Jenkins CountyGA41,7741,16899.8%
19Toombs CountyGA53,1183,10999.7%
20Decatur CountyGA64,1784,16399.6%
21Appling CountyGA53,4143,39699.5%
22Clayton CountyGA6851,32651,07799.5%
23Pelham CityGA31,2461,23699.2%
24Jefferson CountyGA52,0171,99899.1%
25Lanier CountyGA31,6521,63799.1%
26Treutlen CountyGA21,0201,01199.1%
27Putnam CountyGA42,9382,90899.0%
28Dodge CountyGA52,6592,62998.9%
29Tattnall CountyGA53,5013,46398.9%
30Crawford CountyGA41,5161,49898.8%
31McIntosh CountyGA31,3941,37698.7%
32Ben Hill CountyGA52,9102,01098.5%
33Marion CountyGA21,2931,27498.5%
34Elbert CountyGA53,0072,95998.4%
35Peach CountyGA73,9803,91198.3%
36Meriwether CountyGA72,2452,20098.2%
37Dougherty CountyGA2213,24112,98798.1%
38Jeff Davis CountyGA43,0743,01198.0%
39Hancock CountyGA365263897.9%
40Wilkes CountyGA41,2621,23597.9%
41Bacon CountyGA42,0942,04397.6%
42Clinch CountyGA31,2421,21297.6%
43Sumter CountyGA53,5603,47697.6%
44Tift CountyGA117,4717,25897.1%
45Worth CountyGA53,0572,96597.0%
46Candler CountyGA42,1572,08596.7%
47Lamar CountyGA42,8722,13696.7%
48Terrell CountyGA392189196.7%
49Miller CountyGA377274696.6%
50Franklin CountyGA53,5773,44896.4%

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