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School district · Georgia · LEAID 1302640

Hancock County

Hancock County sits in the lowest third of Georgia districts on estimated teacher pay at $46,311 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Hancock County come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$46,311
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$28,211
Per-pupil spending
703
Students enrolled
1st
Pct. in GA
$46,311

Hancock County sits in the lowest third of Georgia districts on estimated teacher pay at $46,311 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $46,311, below the national average of $70,245, serving 703 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Hancock County sits in the lowest third of Georgia districts on estimated teacher pay at $46,311 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 1st percentile for Georgia
  • 6th percentile nationally
  • 23% 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.
  • Hancock County ranks #178 of 179 Georgia districts by estimated teacher salary and #4 of 179 by per-pupil spending. Cobb County pay #1 at $81,518 is not Taylor County spending #1 at $38,272 per pupil
  • +22.3% 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, Hancock County's instructional payroll puts 16.3% into other programs , 11.2 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 Hancock County GA median Gap
Regular program 67.9% 73.6% -5.7 pp
Special education 14.7% 16.5% -1.8 pp
Vocational programs 1.0% 4.4% -3.4 pp
Other programs 16.3% 5.1% +11.2 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 1302640 · FY2023.

LEAID 1302640 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Hancock County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -25% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P1 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P6 national PPE-HIGH $28K/pupil ENR-SMALL 703 students INSTR-LOW 23% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Randolph FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $46,311 estimated average teacher salary · P1 in Georgia · P6 nationally · 23% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Richmond (+$6,336est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Hancock County

Salary neighbourhood · Hancock County

Hancock 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 Hancock County

Hancock County's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$46,311 6th percentile higher than 6% 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. Hancock 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

Hancock 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 Hancock County ranks #178 of 179 Georgia districts by estimated teacher salary and #4 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

Hancock 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 Hancock County

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 6% of districts.
  • Enrolment fell from 838 to 703 students (16.1% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $28,211 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$46,311.377

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
$47,994

+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 Hancock County

What the Numbers Say About Hancock County

Hancock County is a small school district in Georgia, serving 703 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $28,211. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $46,311, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1302640 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Georgia statewide average of $61,790, teacher pay in Hancock County runs materially below the state benchmark, a 25.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (34.1% 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, Hancock County reports $19.8M in total expenditure against $17.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 23% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.6M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.

How does Hancock County compare?

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

Hancock County $46,311
Gwinnett County $70,765
Georgia avg $61,790
National avg $70,245

Hancock County pays -34.6% less than Gwinnett County · per-pupil $28,211 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

Randolph County is Hancock County's nearest match on both pay and per-pupil investment, which is uncommon: the two signals point at different districts for roughly 98% of districts. 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. Randolph County
  2. Evans County
  3. Macon County
  4. Meriwether County
  5. Twiggs County
  6. Clay County
  7. Calhoun County
  8. Crawford County
  9. Webster County
  10. Miller County
  11. Brooks County
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Randolph County
  2. Wheeler County
  3. Pulaski County
  4. Twiggs County
  5. Mitchell County
  6. Talbot County
  7. Stewart County
  8. Clinch County
  9. Greene County
  10. Miller County
  11. Baker County

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Hancock County: closest on enrollment (703 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($46,311 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

$17.9M
Total Revenue
$19.8M
Total Expenditure
$4.5M
Instruction Salaries
23% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.6M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Special Education
$0.0M
Vocational
$0.6M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Hancock 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 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% 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, Hancock 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.

Terrell County
$59,621
1,035 students
Quitman County
$60,161
317 students
Baker County
$54,903
300 students
Dooly County
$56,958
1,110 students
Macon County
$51,317
1,114 students
Wilkinson County
$57,509
1,119 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 Hancock County
What is the average teacher salary in Hancock County?

The average teacher salary in Hancock County is $46,311 (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 Hancock County teacher pay compare to the Georgia average?

Hancock County pays 25.1% less than the Georgia state average of $61,790. The district's average is $46,311.

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

Hancock County pays 34.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $46,311.

What is the per-pupil spending in Hancock County?

Hancock County spends approximately $28,211 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 23% of Hancock County's total expenditure of $19.8M (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. Hancock 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.