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Evans County

Evans County sits in the lowest third of Georgia districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,071 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Evans County come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$49,071
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$17,960
Per-pupil spending
1,818
Students enrolled
1st
Pct. in GA
$49,071

Evans County sits in the lowest third of Georgia districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,071 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $49,071, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,818 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Evans County sits in the lowest third of Georgia districts on estimated teacher pay at $49,071 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 1st percentile for Georgia
  • 12th percentile nationally
  • 25% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Georgia ranks #35 of 49 on the salary estimate and #4 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Evans County ranks #177 of 179 Georgia districts by estimated teacher salary and #44 of 179 by per-pupil spending. Cobb County pay #1 at $81,518 is not Taylor County spending #1 at $38,272 per pupil
  • +27.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Georgia median

Among 180 Georgia districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Evans County's instructional payroll puts 18.9% into other programs , 13.8 points above the state median of 5.1%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Evans County GA median Gap
Regular program 62.8% 73.6% -10.7 pp
Special education 12.5% 16.5% -4.0 pp
Vocational programs 5.7% 4.4% +1.3 pp
Other programs 18.9% 5.1% +13.8 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 180 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 1302070 · FY2023.

LEAID 1302070 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Evans County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -21% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P1 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P12 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,818 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Macon FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $49,071 estimated average teacher salary · P1 in Georgia · P12 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Richmond (+$3,576est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Evans County

Salary neighbourhood · Evans County

Evans County trails most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Evans County

Evans County's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$49,071 12th percentile higher than 12% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Evans County $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Evans County in Georgia's lower-third pay band

Same 179 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Evans County ranks #177 of 179 Georgia districts by estimated teacher salary and #44 of 179 by per-pupil spending. Cobb County pay #1 at $81,518 is not Taylor County spending #1 at $38,272 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Evans County is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Taylor County leads spending at $38,272 per pupil; Cobb County leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Evans County

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +27.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Georgia's statewide +19.4% by 8.0 points, a growth rate faster than 93% of the 180 Georgia districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$49,070.796

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Georgia price level
96.5 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$50,854

+4% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Georgia run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Georgia compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Evans County

What the Numbers Say About Evans County

Evans County is a small school district in Georgia, serving 1,818 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,960. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $49,071, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1302070 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Georgia statewide average of $61,790, teacher pay in Evans County runs materially below the state benchmark, a 20.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (30.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Georgia, it pays more than 1% of them. Georgia itself ranks #35 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Evans County reports $32.7M in total expenditure against $30.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.8M.

How does Evans County compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Georgia average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Evans County $49,071
Gwinnett County $70,765
Georgia avg $61,790
National avg $70,245

Evans County pays -30.7% less than Gwinnett County · per-pupil $17,960 vs $15,296

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Georgia districts

On pay, Evans County sits closest to Macon County; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Screven County. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Macon County
  2. Meriwether County
  3. Hancock County
  4. Twiggs County
  5. Randolph County
  6. Emanuel County
  7. Calhoun County
  8. Crawford County
  9. Miller County
  10. Tattnall County
  11. Toombs County
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Screven County
  2. Lanier County
  3. Butts County
  4. McIntosh County
  5. Fannin County
  6. Brooks County
  7. Terrell County
  8. Macon County
  9. Crisp County
  10. Pelham City
  11. City Schools of Decatur

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Evans County's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Evans County: closest on enrollment (1,818 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($49,071 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$30.4M
Total Revenue
$32.7M
Total Expenditure
$8.1M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.2M
Regular Program
$0.8M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$1.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Evans County: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 83% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 17% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Georgia Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Georgia districts belongs to Cobb County at $81,518. At the other end, Evans County anchors the bottom of the 172-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. Texas and Vermont are the states closest to Georgia on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all Georgia districts →

Other Georgia Districts

Smaller-district sample from 178 Georgia peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Bacon County
$58,116
2,128 students
Brooks County
$54,625
2,141 students
Heard County
$62,366
2,195 students
Candler County
$59,561
2,201 students
Oglethorpe County
$59,531
2,211 students
Pelham City
$60,586
1,387 students

This is a sample of 6 from 178 Georgia districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Evans County
What is the average teacher salary in Evans County?

The average teacher salary in Evans County is $49,071 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Evans County teacher pay compare to the Georgia average?

Evans County pays 20.6% less than the Georgia state average of $61,790. The district's average is $49,071.

How does Evans County teacher pay compare to the national average?

Evans County pays 30.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $49,071.

What is the per-pupil spending in Evans County?

Evans County spends approximately $17,960 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Evans County's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Evans County's total expenditure of $32.7M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Evans County's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.