CCSD Maintains Excellent Fiscal Efficiency Ranking
2021-2022 | CLASS ACT 47
The Cherokee County School District earned one of
the highest ratings from the State for FY2019 financial
efficiency, tying for the best rating among Metro Atlanta
counties. It was the third consecutive year to achieve one
of the highest scores possible.
The State’s Financial Efficiency Star Ratings measure
school districts’ spending per student in relation to those
students’ academic performance according to the College
and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI). Ratings
range from a half-star to the highest rating of five stars.
No star ratings were available for FY2020, as the Milestones
tests used in the calculation of CCRPI were not
given due to the COVID-19 pandemic and closure of
schools statewide in spring of 2020.
The State did generate the expenditure data for FY
2020, which shows CCSD’s average per-pupil spending of
$9,563, averaged over a three-year period (2017-2019),
places the district in the top quartile for conservative
spending. Out of 180 school districts in Georgia, 144 are
spending more per student than Cherokee County.
Only 10 other school districts of the 180 in Georgia
earned a 4.5 rating in 2019, with just one of those being a
Metro Atlanta county system; only three districts statewide
earned a 5.
CCSD continues to rank among the lowest 10% in the
state when it comes to per pupil spending on general
administrative costs. CCSD’s rate for FY2020 of $142
per student is 39% below the state average of $232 per
student.
CCSD also compares well on school-based administrative
costs, where it sits in the lowest quartile among
Georgia school districts. School Nutrition Services is
another area where CCSD stands out for financial efficiency,
in the lowest 10% for program costs.
CCSD’s current bond ratings are:
Moody’s = AA2 (Stable)
S&P = AA+ (Stable)
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