At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
35,744
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
56
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
13:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$15,342
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$8,577
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 32,626
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2,495.06
- Student–teacher ratio
- 13.1:1
What current records say about Savannah-Chatham County
Savannah-Chatham County operates 56 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Savannah, Georgia. NCES reports 35,744 students and 2,758.1 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Georgia agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 10 of 180 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $15,342 in current expenditure per pupil and $8,577 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 51 of 180 in Georgia. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 5.8%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 12.6%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 2,758.1
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $557,309,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Savannah-Chatham County
Savannah, Georgia
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 32.0764, -81.0926
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White18.4%
- Hispanic17.6%
- Black55.4%
- Asian2.5%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
- Multiracial5.6%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Savannah-Chatham County
56 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 56 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea B Williams Elementary School | Elementary02–05 | 414 | 10.6:1 | |
| Beach High School | High09–12 | 973 | 14.9:1 | |
| Bloomingdale Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 350 | 11.3:1 | |
| Butler Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 524 | 12.8:1 | |
| Coastal Empire Montessori Charter SchoolCharter | ElementaryPK–05 | 216 | 17.1:1 | |
| Coastal Middle School | Middle06–08 | 486 | 10.3:1 | |
| DeRenne Middle School | Middle06–08 | 484 | 10.5:1 | |
| Ellis Elementary School | ElementaryPK–08 | 419 | 9.7:1 | |
| Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts | ElementaryPK–08 | 770 | 11.6:1 | |
| Gadsden Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 493 | 12.6:1 | |
| Garden City Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 597 | 13.3:1 | |
| Georgetown School | ElementaryPK–08 | 544 | 11.5:1 | |
| Godley Station School | ElementaryPK–08 | 1,585 | 14.9:1 | |
| Gould Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 559 | 10.8:1 | |
| Groves High School | High09–12 | 1,469 | 19.7:1 | |
| Haven Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 361 | 12:1 | |
| Heard Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 636 | 13:1 | |
| Henderson E Formey Jr Early Learning Center | ElementaryPK–01 | 324 | 12.2:1 | |
| Hesse School | ElementaryPK–08 | 996 | 13.3:1 | |
| Hodge Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 420 | 14.2:1 | |
| Hubert Middle School | Middle06–08 | 471 | 12:1 | |
| Islands High School | High09–12 | 752 | 13.7:1 | |
| Isle of Hope School | ElementaryPK–08 | 569 | 12.1:1 | |
| Jacob G. Smith Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 466 | 12.3:1 |