| School district | City | Teachers (FTE) | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwinnett County | Lawrenceville | 12,796 | — |
| Cobb County | Marietta | 7,519 | — |
| DeKalb County | Stone Mountain | 6,746 | — |
| Fulton County | Atlanta | 6,174 | — |
| Atlanta Public Schools | Atlanta | 4,112 | — |
| Forsyth County | Cumming | 3,502 | Official site |
| Clayton County | Jonesboro | 3,446 | Official site |
| Cherokee County | Canton | 2,917 | — |
| Savannah-Chatham County | Savannah | 2,758 | — |
| Henry County | Mcdonough | 2,714 | — |
| Paulding County | Dallas | 2,125 | — |
| Muscogee County | Columbus | 2,091 | — |
| Houston County | Perry | 2,084 | — |
| Richmond County | Augusta | 2,007 | — |
| Hall County | Gainesville | 1,887 | Official site |
| Columbia County | Evans | 1,814 | — |
| Douglas County | Douglasville | 1,636 | — |
| Coweta County | Newnan | 1,618 | Official site |
| Bibb County | Macon | 1,548 | Official site |
| Fayette County | Fayetteville | 1,414 | — |
| Newton County | Covington | 1,232 | — |
| Clarke County | Athens | 1,207 | Official site |
| Barrow County | Winder | 1,200 | — |
| Rockdale County | Conyers | 1,136 | — |
| Carroll County | Carrollton | 1,077 | — |
| Effingham County | Springfield | 1,061 | — |
| Bartow County | Cartersville | 997 | Official site |
| Glynn County | Brunswick | 989 | — |
| Walton County | Monroe | 968 | — |
| Dougherty County | Albany | 950 | — |
| Whitfield County | Dalton | 915 | — |
| Troup County | Lagrange | 859 | — |
| Jackson County | Jefferson | 805 | — |
| Catoosa County | Ringgold | 792 | — |
| Lowndes County | Valdosta | 780 | — |
| Bulloch County | Statesboro | 769 | — |
| Bryan County | Pembroke | 756 | — |
| Marietta City | Marietta | 738 | — |
| Walker County | Lafayette | 703 | Official site |
| Liberty County | Hinesville | 675 | — |
| Camden County | Kingsland | 674 | Official site |
| Griffin-Spalding County | Griffin | 667 | — |
| Colquitt County | Moultrie | 662 | — |
| Floyd County | Rome | 652 | Official site |
| Dalton Public Schools | Dalton | 617 | — |
| Oconee County | Watkinsville | 594 | — |
| Valdosta City | Valdosta | 559 | — |
| Habersham County | Clarkesville | 555 | — |
| Gainesville City | Gainesville | 554 | Official site |
| Coffee County | Douglas | 539 | — |
| Polk County | Cedartown | 527 | — |
| Tift County | Tifton | 519 | — |
| Murray County | Chatsworth | 465 | — |
| Laurens County | Dublin | 460 | Official site |
| Ware County | Waycross | 458 | Official site |
| Rome City | Rome | 451 | Official site |
| Gordon County | Calhoun | 450 | Official site |
| City Schools of Decatur | Decatur | 440 | — |
| Thomas County | Thomasville | 436 | — |
| Lee County | Leesburg | 407 | Official site |
| Madison County | Danielsville | 385 | Official site |
| Buford City | Buford | 382 | Official site |
| Harris County | Hamilton | 381 | — |
| Wayne County | Jesup | 379 | — |
| Carrollton City | Carrollton | 370 | — |
| Jones County | Gray | 357 | — |
| Burke County | Waynesboro | 330 | — |
| Baldwin County | Milledgeville | 326 | Official site |
| Monroe County | Forsyth | 319 | — |
| Grady County | Cairo | 313 | — |
| Cartersville City | Cartersville | 311 | — |
| Decatur County | Bainbridge | 306 | Official site |
| Emanuel County | Swainsboro | 301 | — |
| Gilmer County | Ellijay | 287 | Official site |
| Pickens County | Jasper | 287 | Official site |
| Dawson County | Dawsonville | 285 | — |
| Jefferson City | Jefferson | 285 | — |
| Stephens County | Toccoa | 285 | — |
| Thomaston-Upson County | Thomaston | 283 | Official site |
| Peach County | Fort Valley | 278 | — |
| Tattnall County | Reidsville | 276 | Official site |
| Long County | Ludowici | 272 | — |
| White County | Cleveland | 272 | — |
| Sumter County | Americus | 271 | Official site |
| Franklin County | Carnesville | 262 | Official site |
| Appling County | Baxley | 261 | — |
| Morgan County | Madison | 261 | — |
| Lumpkin County | Dahlonega | 260 | — |
| Haralson County | Tallapoosa | 258 | — |
| Crisp County | Cordele | 252 | Official site |
| Pierce County | Blackshear | 251 | Official site |
| Hart County | Hartwell | 250 | — |
| Calhoun City | Calhoun | 249 | Official site |
| Butts County | Jackson | 245 | Official site |
| Pike County | Zebulon | 244 | — |
| Brantley County | Nahunta | 243 | — |
| Putnam County | Eatonton | 243 | Official site |
| Cook County | Adel | 232 | — |
| Toombs County | Lyons | 228 | — |
| Greene County | Greensboro | 222 | Official site |
| Banks County | Homer | 218 | — |
| McDuffie County | Thomson | 217 | — |
| Union County | Blairsville | 216 | — |
| Elbert County | Elberton | 214 | — |
| Dodge County | Eastman | 211 | — |
| Fannin County | Blue Ridge | 209 | — |
| Worth County | Sylvester | 208 | — |
| Ben Hill County | Fitzgerald | 205 | — |
| Berrien County | Nashville | 205 | Official site |
| Jeff Davis County | Hazlehurst | 205 | — |
| Jasper County | Monticello | 199 | — |
| Thomasville City | Thomasville | 197 | Official site |
| Washington County | Sandersville | 194 | Official site |
| Dublin City | Dublin | 190 | — |
| Rabun County | Clayton | 186 | Official site |
| Bleckley County | Cochran | 183 | Official site |
| Chattooga County | Summerville | 182 | — |
| Meriwether County | Greenville | 180 | Official site |
| Oglethorpe County | Lexington | 179 | — |
| Lamar County | Barnesville | 176 | Official site |
| Vidalia City | Vidalia | 171 | Official site |
| Brooks County | Quitman | 163 | — |
| Bacon County | Alma | 161 | — |
| Jefferson County | Louisville | 161 | Official site |
| Heard County | Franklin | 159 | — |
| Screven County | Sylvania | 156 | — |
| Dade County | Trenton | 151 | — |
| Bremen City | Bremen | 148 | Official site |
| Candler County | Metter | 142 | — |
| Social Circle City | Social Circle | 140 | Official site |
| Early County | Blakely | 138 | Official site |
| Commerce City | Commerce | 136 | Official site |
| Evans County | Claxton | 133 | — |
| Charlton County | Folkston | 121 | — |
| Mitchell County | Camilla | 121 | Official site |
| Irwin County | Ocilla | 120 | Official site |
| Telfair County | Mcrae | 117 | — |
| Jenkins County | Millen | 116 | — |
| Atkinson County | Pearson | 115 | — |
| Lanier County | Lakeland | 111 | — |
| Crawford County | Roberta | 110 | — |
| Pelham City | Pelham | 103 | Official site |
| Seminole County | Donalsonville | 102 | Official site |
| Taylor County | Butler | 102 | — |
| McIntosh County | Darien | 101 | — |
| Pulaski County | Hawkinsville | 95 | Official site |
| Trion City | Trion | 95 | Official site |
| Wilkes County | Washington | 95 | — |
| Hancock County | Sparta | 91 | Official site |
| Towns County | Hiawassee | 91 | — |
| Clinch County | Homerville | 89 | — |
| Turner County | Ashburn | 89 | — |
| Schley County | Ellaville | 88 | — |
| Lincoln County | Lincolnton | 87 | Official site |
| Treutlen County | Soperton | 85 | — |
| Chickamauga City | Chickamauga | 84 | Official site |
| Marion County | Buena Vista | 84 | Official site |
| Wilcox County | Rochelle | 84 | — |
| Wilkinson County | Irwinton | 80 | — |
| Johnson County | Wrightsville | 79 | Official site |
| Dooly County | Vienna | 78 | — |
| Macon County | Oglethorpe | 76 | — |
| Montgomery County | Mt. Vernon | 76 | — |
| Wheeler County | Alamo | 73 | Official site |
| Chattahoochee County | Cusseta | 71 | — |
| Terrell County | Dawson | 68 | — |
| Miller County | Colquitt | 63 | Official site |
| Warren County | Warrenton | 63 | — |
| Echols County | Statenville | 61 | — |
| Twiggs County | Jeffersonville | 53 | Official site |
| Glascock County | Gibson | 46 | — |
| Randolph County | Cuthbert | 43 | Official site |
| Talbot County | Talbotton | 43 | Official site |
| Calhoun County | Morgan | 39 | Official site |
| Stewart County | Lumpkin | 36 | — |
| Baker County | Newton | 29 | — |
| Webster County | Preston | 25 | — |
| Clay County | Fort Gaines | 24 | — |
| Quitman County | Georgetown | 24 | — |
| Taliaferro County | Crawfordville | 23 | — |
Largest first by teachers (fte), as each employer reports it to its federal registry.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2024–25 local education agency universe (directory and staff). Data captured September 30, 2026.
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