Total enrollment
30,939
+1,258 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
39 schools in Houston County
Georgia · 30,939 students · 6 cities
39 public K-12 schools, 30,939 students, one district. That is the Houston County entry on the numbers, with a mix of 25 elementary, 8 middle, and 5 high.
4-year change in Houston County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
38
+1 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Houston County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Georgia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #35 of 160 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 30,939 | #12 of 172 | #216 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 38 | #13 of 172 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #149 of 172 | #5,581 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 74.0% | #120 of 172 | #1,623 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #18 of 160 | #653 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Houston County
State test results across the district's 32 scored schools run from Matthew Arthur Elementary School at 72.2% proficient to Westside Elementary School at 22.9%, a gap of 49.3 points. That is the 25th widest gap among 107 Georgia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 35 district schools that reported both years went from 28,970 to 29,328 students (up 1%) and from 1,817 to 1,938 full-time teachers (up 7%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Houston County
Houston County is a moderately sized Georgia school district running 39 schools with combined enrollment near 30,939.
On the school-mix side, Houston County is built around 25 elementary, 8 middle, 5 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 30,939 students, grew 4% from the 29,681 reported in SY 2020-21. Houston County now counts 38 public schools, up from 37 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Houston County discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.