Talbot County Schools & Education
Talbot County, Georgia
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataSchool Score
44/100
Percentile-style score
Score Band
Midrange 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
$8,273
National avg $13,239
State avg $7,405
School Score
44/100
Percentile-style score
State avg 50/100
State Score Position
#101
of 159 counties by score
Education Data Brief: Talbot County
Measured School Summary
Talbot County has midrange measured school signals (score: 44/100) with a graduation rate of 84.0%, which warrants review in official state and district records.
Funding Context
Talbot County spends $8,273 per student, which is on the lower end of adequate and may require careful resource allocation to maintain quality.
Neighbor Context
Its school score is 11% below the Georgia average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 4.1 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 12% higher than the state norm.
School Data Brief
How to read Talbot 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
1 public school 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
44/100
Mixed county signal. Ranks #101 of 159 Georgia counties with school score data.
Completion
84.0%
4.1 pts below the state average
Funding context
$8,273
$868 above the state average
School coverage
1
1 district represented in the county school list.
Start with measured county context
This county needs a closer look at district mix, school level, and local context. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.
Check the local school mix
Talbot County has 1 public school 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 Talbot 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
Talbot 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
#101
of 159 Georgia counties with school score data. The county score is 6 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.
Talbot County
Other grade structure
408 students
1 listed school in this county slice.
District reality check
Talbot County is the largest listed district slice, with 1 school. 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 Talbot County?
Which attendance zones, transfer rules, and transportation policies apply inside the local district?
Where do students transition after the visible grade band, and is that next school inside the same district path?
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
Talbot County Consolidates Public Education into a Single Rural Campus
Education data brief for Talbot County, Georgia.
Talbot County maintains a distinctive district structure where all 408 public school students are enrolled in a single facility, Central Elementary/High School. This PK-12 institution is the only public school in the county and is classified as a rural locale by the NCES. The county's graduation rate is 84.0%, which is lower than the national benchmark of 87.0% and the Georgia average of 88.1%. Per-pupil expenditure in the district is $8,273, an amount that is higher than the state average of $7,405 but stays below the national average of $13,000. The county-wide school score is 44.4, trailing the national median of 50.0 and the state average of 49.6. No charter schools operate within this single-district system. Compare district boundaries before drawing conclusions.
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS
School Overview
Total Schools
1
in Talbot County
Reported Enrollment
408
1 school reporting
School Districts
1
district
Charter Schools
0
0% of total
School Level Breakdown
1 School District in Talbot County
Talbot County
1 Public School in Talbot 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 1 of 1 matching schools
| School Name | Profile | District | Location | Grades | Type / Flags | Reported Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary/High School | Record | Talbot County | Talbotton, 31827Rural: Distant | PK–12 | Other | 408 |
Central Elementary/High School
Talbot County
Talbotton, 31827 / Rural: Distant
Education Funding Detail
Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure
$8,273
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.