Miller County Schools & Education
Miller County, Georgia
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataSchool Score
30/100
Percentile-style score
Score Band
Lower Signal
Graduation Rate
82.0%
National avg 87.5%
Education Statistics
Graduation Rate
82.0%
National avg 87.5%
State avg 88.1%
Per-Pupil Spending
$7,263
National avg $13,239
State avg $7,405
School Score
30/100
Percentile-style score
State avg 50/100
State Score Position
#139
of 159 counties by score
Education Data Brief: Miller County
Measured School Summary
Miller County faces educational challenges with a school score of 30/100 and a graduation rate of 82.0%, falling below typical benchmarks.
Funding Context
At $7,263 per pupil, Miller County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.
Neighbor Context
Its school score is 40% below the Georgia average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 6.1 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 2% lower than the state norm.
School Data Brief
How to read Miller County before comparing districts
County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.
Local context that changes the interpretation
3 public schools and 1 district are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.
Overall screen
30/100
Lower measured signal. Ranks #139 of 159 Georgia counties with school score data.
Completion
82.0%
6.1 pts below the state average
Funding context
$7,263
$142 below the state average
School coverage
3
1 district represented in the county school list.
Start with measured county context
The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.
Check the local school mix
Miller County has 3 public schools across 1 district, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.
Verify local rules
Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.
What Miller County school data means before you move
County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.
Small-system county
Miller County has a compact public-school footprint. A single school change, boundary rule, or district update can move the lived experience more than the county score suggests.
State position
#139
of 159 Georgia counties with school score data. The county score is 20 points below the state average.
Data confidence
Usable
3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.
K-12 continuity check
These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.
Miller County
Elementary to high school visible
735 students
3 listed schools in this county slice.
District reality check
Miller County is the largest listed district slice, with 3 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.
What the data cannot tell you
NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.
Questions to ask before choosing an address
Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Miller County?
Which attendance zones, transfer rules, and transportation policies apply inside the local district?
What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?
If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?
Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?
Data Story
Rural Miller County Operates Only Three Public Schools
Education data brief for Miller County, Georgia.
Miller County is characterized by a small, entirely rural school structure, operating only three public schools with a total enrollment of 735 students. This consolidated framework includes one elementary, one middle, and one high school, with an average school size of 245 students—the smallest in the immediate region. Miller County Elementary School is the largest campus, with 331 students. The county's graduation rate is 82.0%, which is lower than the Georgia state average of 88.1% and the national average of 87.0%. Per-pupil expenditure is $7,263, below the state level of $7,405 and the national level of $13,000. The composite school score for the county is 30.0, relative to a national median of 50.0 and a state average of 49.6. No charter schools operate within this single-district county. Visit the NCES school locator for additional details on rural school designations.
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS
School Overview
Total Schools
3
in Miller County
Reported Enrollment
735
3 schools reporting
School Districts
1
district
Charter Schools
0
0% of total
School Level Breakdown
1 School District in Miller County
Miller County
3 Public Schools in Miller County
Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataLevel
Showing 3 of 3 matching schools
| School Name | Profile | District | Location | Grades | Type / Flags | Reported Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller County Elementary School | Record | Miller County | Colquitt, 39837Rural: Remote | PK–5 | Primary | 331 |
| Miller County High School | Record | Miller County | Colquitt, 39837Rural: Remote | 9–12 | High | 248 |
| Miller County Middle School | Record | Miller County | Colquitt, 39837Rural: Remote | 6–8 | Middle | 156 |
Education Funding Detail
Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure
$7,263
State avg $7,405
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Data Sources
Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.
Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.