Montgomery County Schools & Education
Montgomery County, Georgia
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataSchool Score
28/100
Percentile-style score
Score Band
Lower Signal
Graduation Rate
84.0%
National avg 87.5%
Education Statistics
Graduation Rate
84.0%
National avg 87.5%
State avg 88.1%
Per-Pupil Spending
$6,864
National avg $13,239
State avg $7,405
School Score
28/100
Percentile-style score
State avg 50/100
State Score Position
#143
of 159 counties by score
Education Data Brief: Montgomery County
Measured School Summary
Montgomery County faces educational challenges with a school score of 28/100 and a graduation rate of 84.0%, falling below typical benchmarks.
Funding Context
At $6,864 per pupil, Montgomery County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.
Neighbor Context
Its school score is 45% below the Georgia average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 4.1 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 7% lower than the state norm.
School Data Brief
How to read Montgomery 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
28/100
Lower measured signal. Ranks #143 of 159 Georgia counties with school score data.
Completion
84.0%
4.1 pts below the state average
Funding context
$6,864
$541 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
Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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
Montgomery 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
#143
of 159 Georgia counties with school score data. The county score is 22 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.
Montgomery County
Elementary to high school visible
951 students
3 listed schools in this county slice.
District reality check
Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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
Montgomery County Spending Lower Than State and National Levels
Education data brief for Montgomery County, Georgia.
Montgomery County reports a per-pupil expenditure of $6,864, the lowest in this eight-county review and significantly below the Georgia state average of $7,405 and the national average of $13,000. This fiscal metric accompanies a composite school score of 27.5, which is below the national median of 50.0. The county maintains a single school district with 951 students enrolled in three schools. Montgomery County Elementary School is the largest of these, with 453 students. The graduation rate of 84.0% is below both the state average of 88.1% and the national average of 87.0%. All three schools in the district are classified as rural by the NCES, and there are no charter schools present. The average school size is 317 students. For more granular details on instructional versus administrative costs, consult the NCES fiscal reports for Georgia school districts.
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS
School Overview
Total Schools
3
in Montgomery County
Reported Enrollment
951
3 schools reporting
School Districts
1
district
Charter Schools
0
0% of total
School Level Breakdown
1 School District in Montgomery County
Montgomery County
3 Public Schools in Montgomery 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County Elementary School | Record | Montgomery County | Ailey, 30410Rural: Distant | PK–5 | Primary | 453 |
| Montgomery County High School | Record | Montgomery County | Mount Vernon, 30445Rural: Distant | 9–12 | High | 276 |
| Montgomery County Middle School | Record | Montgomery County | Mount Vernon, 30445Rural: Distant | 6–8 | Middle | 222 |
Montgomery County Elementary School
Montgomery County
Ailey, 30410 / Rural: Distant
Montgomery County High School
Montgomery County
Mount Vernon, 30445 / Rural: Distant
Montgomery County Middle School
Montgomery County
Mount Vernon, 30445 / Rural: Distant
Education Funding Detail
Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure
$6,864
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.