Georgia
State Governance
State Board of Education
Georgia’s State Board of Education consists of fourteen members, each serving a seven-year term. The board members are appointed by the governor and approved by the senate.
State Board of Education has authority over:
- Content Standards Adoption
- Summative Assessments
Governor
Chief State School Officer
Richard Woods
Elected by a partisan ballot
State Context
State Demographics
Public Education Enrollment by Special Populations:
Free and Reduced Price Lunch: 62.1%
English Language Learners: 5.3%
Served by IDEA: 11.1%
2015 NAEP State Data
Reading scores for Grade 4 by state average, race/ethnicity and NSLP-eligibility compared to the national average:
Reading scores for Grade 4 by race/ethnicity between 2003 and 2015, additional national average data is included:
Mathematics scores for Grade 8 by state average, race/ethnicity and NSLP-eligibility compared to the national average:
Mathematics scores for Grade 8 by race/ethnicity between 2003 and 2015, additional national average data is included:
Science scores for Grade 8 by state average, race/ethnicity and NSLP-eligibility compared to the national average:
Graduation Rates
Adjusted cohort graduation rate between 2011 and 2015:
Charter Schools
Year Charter School Law was Enacted: 1994
Number of Charter Schools in the 2014-15 Year: 103
Number of Students Served by Charter Schools in the 2014-15 Year: 83,277
Charter School Cap Law: None
ESSA Plan & Implementation
Learn about Georgia’s ESSA plan.