Why School Funding is so Uniquely Challenging in Bryan County

Challenges Facing Bryan County Schools

Growth, growth, & more growth - Bryan County is the fastest growing county in Georgia, and the 6th fastest in the nation according to the latest Census.
All new student growth is the responsibility of local funding for the first year until partial funding is received from the state.
National teacher shortage - schools across the country are in constant need for teachers.
In order to attract the best teachers, we need to stay competitive in regard to salaries and benefits with other school districts in our area.
Significant student growth many times requires the following:
- Teachers
- Paraprofessional
- Administrators
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Additional Support Staff
- Bus drivers
- Buses
- Custodians
- School Food Nutrition Employees & Materials
- Supplies/Materials
In addition to growth, prices for all goods and services including fuel for buses, groceries for schools lunches, and instructional resources have continued to increase

Important Facts:

Some Bryan County residents asked that we use impact fees to help with increased costs; however, school systems cannot assess impact fees, by law, in the state of Georgia.

Bryan County Schools must maintain an active millage rate that supports all needs associated with continuous growth. As a reminder, the calculated rollback rate only provides the same level of funding that was received the prior digest year. For this reason, high growth school systems can very rarely use their rollback rate without negatively affecting students. Bryan County's growth in the digest limits the Board of Education's need to increase the millage rate.