Total Equipment Cost
Annual Operations and Maintenance Cost
Students Affected
| Rank | School district | Total Equipment (1970-2025) | Annual O&M | # of Students Impacted | Increase in heat days from 1970–2025 (Total heat days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscogee County School DistrictGA | 1,228,000 | 710,000 | 31,350 | 21 (118) |
| 2 | Chatham County School DistrictGA | 1,073,000 | 848,000 | 35,910 | 23 (124) |
| 3 | Liberty County School DistrictGA | 432,000 | 218,000 | 10,110 | 24 (136) |
| 4 | Colquitt County School DistrictGA | 413,000 | 202,000 | 9,580 | 23 (140) |
| 5 | Camden County School DistrictGA | 393,000 | 176,000 | 9,350 | 21 (132) |
| 6 | Bryan County School DistrictGA | 369,000 | 211,000 | 9,630 | 23 (130) |
| 7 | DeKalb County School DistrictGA | 353,000 | 1,896,000 | 91,440 | 20 (89) |
| 8 | Effingham County School DistrictGA | 334,000 | 256,000 | 12,740 | 22 (126) |
| 9 | Coffee County School DistrictGA | 286,000 | 153,000 | 7,720 | 25 (134) |
| 10 | Lowndes County School DistrictGA | 270,000 | 211,000 | 10,660 | 21 (145) |
| 11 | Union County School DistrictGA | 268,000 | 56,000 | 2,890 | 20 (59) |
| 12 | Gwinnett County School DistrictGA | 266,000 | 3,840,000 | 177,480 | 20 (88) |
| 13 | Ware County School DistrictGA | 246,000 | 119,000 | 6,150 | 22 (144) |
| 14 | Clayton County School DistrictGA | 234,000 | 1,170,000 | 54,840 | 20 (91) |
| 15 | Fulton County School DistrictGA | 181,000 | 1,961,000 | 90,040 | 19 (87) |
| 16 | Decatur County School DistrictGA | 173,000 | 107,000 | 5,070 | 25 (147) |
| 17 | Glynn County School DistrictGA | 173,000 | 302,000 | 15,060 | 20 (122) |
| 18 | Cook County School DistrictGA | 166,000 | 67,000 | 3,860 | 21 (136) |
| 19 | Atlanta City School DistrictGA | 165,000 | 866,000 | 42,570 | 20 (89) |
| 20 | Long County School DistrictGA | 154,000 | 75,000 | 3,790 | 22 (137) |
| 21 | Houston County School DistrictGA | 138,000 | 582,000 | 29,770 | 20 (119) |
| 22 | Pierce County School DistrictGA | 137,000 | 77,000 | 4,120 | 23 (144) |
| 23 | Appling County School DistrictGA | 136,000 | 71,000 | 3,590 | 22 (135) |
| 24 | Richmond County School DistrictGA | 126,000 | 660,000 | 30,930 | 23 (112) |
| 25 | Bulloch County School DistrictGA | 124,000 | 209,000 | 10,650 | 20 (127) |
| 26 | Valdosta City School DistrictGA | 117,000 | 161,000 | 8,470 | 21 (144) |
| 27 | Jeff Davis County School DistrictGA | 116,000 | 65,000 | 3,100 | 23 (130) |
| 28 | Henry County School DistrictGA | 105,000 | 912,000 | 42,620 | 20 (94) |
| 29 | Bacon County School DistrictGA | 92,000 | 48,000 | 2,140 | 24 (135) |
| 30 | Bibb County School DistrictGA | 74,000 | 409,000 | 22,170 | 21 (118) |
| 31 | Early County School DistrictGA | 71,000 | 42,000 | 2,020 | 23 (132) |
| 32 | Dougherty School DistrictGA | 65,000 | 268,000 | 14,580 | 21 (132) |
| 33 | Charlton County School DistrictGA | 65,000 | 39,000 | 1,720 | 24 (155) |
| 34 | Brantley County School DistrictGA | 58,000 | 73,000 | 3,460 | 22 (141) |
| 35 | Cobb County School DistrictGA | 56,000 | 2,258,000 | 108,650 | 19 (87) |
| 36 | Seminole County School DistrictGA | 54,000 | 30,000 | 1,460 | 24 (141) |
| 37 | Jefferson County School DistrictGA | 39,000 | 51,000 | 2,490 | 22 (118) |
| 38 | Thomas County School DistrictGA | 38,000 | 127,000 | 5,620 | 22 (142) |
| 39 | Tift County School DistrictGA | 36,000 | 143,000 | 7,890 | 19 (125) |
| 40 | Harris County School DistrictGA | 34,000 | 150,000 | 6,260 | 20 (108) |
| 41 | Miller County School DistrictGA | 33,000 | 19,000 | 920 | 22 (141) |
| 42 | Lee County School DistrictGA | 32,000 | 128,000 | 6,500 | 19 (128) |
| 43 | Laurens County School DistrictGA | 31,000 | 129,000 | 6,590 | 18 (125) |
| 44 | Mitchell County School DistrictGA | 30,000 | 28,000 | 1,400 | 20 (139) |
| 45 | Wayne County School DistrictGA | 26,000 | 101,000 | 5,380 | 21 (140) |
| 46 | Wilkinson County School DistrictGA | 25,000 | 30,000 | 1,610 | 21 (125) |
| 47 | Jackson County School DistrictGA | 24,000 | 174,000 | 8,790 | 21 (92) |
| 48 | Jones County School DistrictGA | 24,000 | 106,000 | 5,300 | 20 (114) |
| 49 | Decatur City School DistrictGA | 22,000 | 118,000 | 5,730 | 21 (87) |
| 50 | Crisp County School DistrictGA | 22,000 | 82,000 | 3,950 | 21 (130) |
| 51 | Baldwin County School DistrictGA | 19,000 | 96,000 | 5,140 | 17 (111) |
| 52 | Tattnall County School DistrictGA | 18,000 | 68,000 | 3,770 | 19 (131) |
| 53 | Grady County School DistrictGA | 16,000 | 61,000 | 3,420 | 22 (139) |
| 54 | Jefferson City School DistrictGA | 15,000 | 80,000 | 3,830 | 21 (94) |
| 55 | Peach County School DistrictGA | 15,000 | 68,000 | 3,590 | 19 (115) |
| 56 | Worth County School DistrictGA | 15,000 | 62,000 | 3,250 | 20 (126) |
| 57 | Berrien County School DistrictGA | 15,000 | 57,000 | 3,100 | 18 (134) |
| 58 | Dodge County School DistrictGA | 14,000 | 57,000 | 3,080 | 15 (124) |
| 59 | Toombs County School DistrictGA | 13,000 | 55,000 | 2,950 | 19 (129) |
| 60 | Thomasville City School DistrictGA | 13,000 | 50,000 | 2,880 | 21 (141) |
| 61 | Banks County School DistrictGA | 12,000 | 65,000 | 2,750 | 22 (90) |
| 62 | Emanuel County School DistrictGA | 12,000 | 76,000 | 4,280 | 15 (124) |
| 63 | Vidalia City School DistrictGA | 12,000 | 49,000 | 2,580 | 19 (127) |
| 64 | Chattahoochee County School DistrictGA | 11,000 | 42,000 | 1,530 | 21 (119) |
| 65 | Fayette County School DistrictGA | 11,000 | 428,000 | 20,320 | 19 (94) |
| 66 | Dublin City School DistrictGA | 11,000 | 48,000 | 2,360 | 18 (125) |
| 67 | Brooks County School DistrictGA | 11,000 | 42,000 | 2,170 | 21 (144) |
| 68 | Bleckley County School DistrictGA | 11,000 | 48,000 | 2,570 | 19 (120) |
| 69 | Candler County School DistrictGA | 11,000 | 41,000 | 2,250 | 19 (131) |
| 70 | Screven County School DistrictGA | 10,000 | 41,000 | 2,310 | 20 (124) |
| 71 | Echols County School DistrictGA | 9,000 | 27,000 | 870 | 22 (151) |
| 72 | Atkinson County School DistrictGA | 9,000 | 34,000 | 1,690 | 23 (136) |
| 73 | Commerce City School DistrictGA | 8,000 | 41,000 | 1,700 | 24 (91) |
| 74 | Hall County School DistrictGA | 8,000 | 591,000 | 27,060 | 22 (82) |
| 75 | Telfair County School DistrictGA | 8,000 | 32,000 | 1,710 | 19 (127) |
| 76 | Crawford County School DistrictGA | 7,000 | 33,000 | 1,730 | 19 (117) |
| 77 | Pelham City School DistrictGA | 7,000 | 26,000 | 1,430 | 19 (136) |
| 78 | McIntosh County School DistrictGA | 7,000 | 25,000 | 1,320 | 21 (114) |
| 79 | Pulaski County School DistrictGA | 6,000 | 26,000 | 1,350 | 19 (125) |
| 80 | Macon County School DistrictGA | 6,000 | 25,000 | 1,280 | 18 (122) |
| 81 | Marion County School DistrictGA | 6,000 | 27,000 | 1,350 | 20 (116) |
| 82 | Schley County School DistrictGA | 6,000 | 25,000 | 1,310 | 19 (118) |
| 83 | Terrell County School DistrictGA | 6,000 | 24,000 | 1,280 | 19 (126) |
| 84 | Wilkes County School DistrictGA | 6,000 | 30,000 | 1,480 | 17 (99) |
| 85 | Dooly County School DistrictGA | 6,000 | 23,000 | 1,230 | 19 (126) |
| 86 | Turner County School DistrictGA | 6,000 | 23,000 | 1,220 | 20 (124) |
| 87 | Wilcox County School DistrictGA | 6,000 | 22,000 | 1,200 | 19 (125) |
| 88 | Johnson County School DistrictGA | 5,000 | 23,000 | 1,120 | 19 (118) |
| 89 | Taylor County School DistrictGA | 5,000 | 25,000 | 1,420 | 18 (117) |
| 90 | Webster County School DistrictGA | 5,000 | 18,000 | 620 | 20 (122) |
| 91 | Jenkins County School DistrictGA | 5,000 | 22,000 | 1,160 | 19 (126) |
| 92 | Wheeler County School DistrictGA | 5,000 | 20,000 | 1,010 | 18 (127) |
| 93 | Treutlen County School DistrictGA | 5,000 | 20,000 | 1,120 | 18 (125) |
| 94 | Montgomery County School DistrictGA | 5,000 | 18,000 | 890 | 18 (129) |
| 95 | Talbot County School DistrictGA | 4,000 | 14,000 | 450 | 23 (124) |
| 96 | Twiggs County School DistrictGA | 4,000 | 16,000 | 790 | 21 (118) |
| 97 | Calhoun County School DistrictGA | 3,000 | 11,000 | 550 | 20 (133) |
| 98 | Baker County School DistrictGA | 3,000 | 9,000 | 280 | 27 (147) |
| 99 | Quitman County School DistrictGA | 3,000 | 9,000 | 320 | 18 (124) |
| 100 | State Schools- Atlanta Area School for the DeafGA | 1,000 | 6,000 | 170 | 26 (94) |
| Rank | School district | Total Equipment (1970-2025) | Annual O&M | # of Students Impacted | Increase in heat days from 1970–2025 (Total heat days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwinnett County School DistrictGA | 266,000 | 3,840,000 | 177,480 | 20 (88) |
| 2 | Cobb County School DistrictGA | 56,000 | 2,258,000 | 108,650 | 19 (87) |
| 3 | Fulton County School DistrictGA | 181,000 | 1,961,000 | 90,040 | 19 (87) |
| 4 | DeKalb County School DistrictGA | 353,000 | 1,896,000 | 91,440 | 20 (89) |
| 5 | Clayton County School DistrictGA | 234,000 | 1,170,000 | 54,840 | 20 (91) |
| 6 | Forsyth County School DistrictGA | 0 | 1,030,000 | 49,290 | 20 (81) |
| 7 | Henry County School DistrictGA | 105,000 | 912,000 | 42,620 | 20 (94) |
| 8 | Cherokee County School DistrictGA | 0 | 891,000 | 42,410 | 18 (84) |
| 9 | Atlanta City School DistrictGA | 165,000 | 866,000 | 42,570 | 20 (89) |
| 10 | Chatham County School DistrictGA | 1,073,000 | 848,000 | 35,910 | 23 (124) |
| 11 | Muscogee County School DistrictGA | 1,228,000 | 710,000 | 31,350 | 21 (118) |
| 12 | Richmond County School DistrictGA | 126,000 | 660,000 | 30,930 | 23 (112) |
| 13 | Hall County School DistrictGA | 8,000 | 591,000 | 27,060 | 22 (82) |
| 14 | Paulding County School DistrictGA | 0 | 590,000 | 29,960 | 18 (88) |
| 15 | Houston County School DistrictGA | 138,000 | 582,000 | 29,770 | 20 (119) |
| 16 | Columbia County School DistrictGA | 0 | 528,000 | 27,700 | 20 (106) |
| 17 | Douglas County School DistrictGA | 0 | 524,000 | 25,750 | 18 (90) |
| 18 | Coweta County School DistrictGA | 0 | 450,000 | 23,910 | 17 (98) |
| 19 | Fayette County School DistrictGA | 11,000 | 428,000 | 20,320 | 19 (94) |
| 20 | Bibb County School DistrictGA | 74,000 | 409,000 | 22,170 | 21 (118) |
| 21 | Newton County School DistrictGA | 0 | 400,000 | 20,450 | 20 (97) |
| 22 | Rockdale County School DistrictGA | 0 | 338,000 | 16,780 | 20 (94) |
| 23 | Glynn County School DistrictGA | 173,000 | 302,000 | 15,060 | 20 (122) |
| 24 | Barrow County School DistrictGA | 0 | 274,000 | 14,060 | 20 (93) |
| 25 | Carroll County School DistrictGA | 0 | 273,000 | 15,080 | 17 (90) |
| 26 | Dougherty School DistrictGA | 65,000 | 268,000 | 14,580 | 21 (132) |
| 27 | Walton County School DistrictGA | 0 | 264,000 | 14,060 | 20 (93) |
| 28 | Effingham County School DistrictGA | 334,000 | 256,000 | 12,740 | 22 (126) |
| 29 | Bartow County School DistrictGA | 0 | 256,000 | 13,430 | 18 (91) |
| 30 | Clarke County School DistrictGA | 0 | 246,000 | 14,080 | 21 (97) |
| 31 | Whitfield County School DistrictGA | 0 | 237,000 | 12,960 | 16 (85) |
| 32 | Troup County School DistrictGA | 0 | 228,000 | 12,120 | 21 (108) |
| 33 | Catoosa County School DistrictGA | 0 | 220,000 | 10,750 | 19 (84) |
| 34 | Liberty County School DistrictGA | 432,000 | 218,000 | 10,110 | 24 (136) |
| 35 | Bryan County School DistrictGA | 369,000 | 211,000 | 9,630 | 23 (130) |
| 36 | Lowndes County School DistrictGA | 270,000 | 211,000 | 10,660 | 21 (145) |
| 37 | Bulloch County School DistrictGA | 124,000 | 209,000 | 10,650 | 20 (127) |
| 38 | Colquitt County School DistrictGA | 413,000 | 202,000 | 9,580 | 23 (140) |
| 39 | Spalding County School DistrictGA | 0 | 186,000 | 10,350 | 20 (95) |
| 40 | Camden County School DistrictGA | 393,000 | 176,000 | 9,350 | 21 (132) |
| 41 | Marietta City School DistrictGA | 0 | 175,000 | 8,760 | 19 (85) |
| 42 | Jackson County School DistrictGA | 24,000 | 174,000 | 8,790 | 21 (92) |
| 43 | Floyd County School DistrictGA | 0 | 169,000 | 9,650 | 17 (92) |
| 44 | Walker County School DistrictGA | 0 | 164,000 | 8,680 | 18 (84) |
| 45 | Gainesville City School DistrictGA | 0 | 163,000 | 8,040 | 24 (81) |
| 46 | Valdosta City School DistrictGA | 117,000 | 161,000 | 8,470 | 21 (144) |
| 47 | Oconee County School DistrictGA | 0 | 157,000 | 8,020 | 19 (96) |
| 48 | Coffee County School DistrictGA | 286,000 | 153,000 | 7,720 | 25 (134) |
| 49 | Harris County School DistrictGA | 34,000 | 150,000 | 6,260 | 20 (108) |
| 50 | Tift County School DistrictGA | 36,000 | 143,000 | 7,890 | 19 (125) |
| 51 | Dalton City School DistrictGA | 0 | 141,000 | 7,920 | 15 (86) |
| 52 | Polk County School DistrictGA | 0 | 140,000 | 7,910 | 21 (95) |
| 53 | Habersham County School DistrictGA | 0 | 129,000 | 6,930 | 20 (75) |
| 54 | Laurens County School DistrictGA | 31,000 | 129,000 | 6,590 | 18 (125) |
| 55 | Lee County School DistrictGA | 32,000 | 128,000 | 6,500 | 19 (128) |
| 56 | Thomas County School DistrictGA | 38,000 | 127,000 | 5,620 | 22 (142) |
| 57 | Carrollton City School DistrictGA | 0 | 127,000 | 6,970 | 18 (91) |
| 58 | Gordon County School DistrictGA | 0 | 122,000 | 6,670 | 17 (89) |
| 59 | Ware County School DistrictGA | 246,000 | 119,000 | 6,150 | 22 (144) |
| 60 | Decatur City School DistrictGA | 22,000 | 118,000 | 5,730 | 21 (87) |
| 61 | Murray County School DistrictGA | 0 | 117,000 | 7,270 | 15 (87) |
| 62 | Decatur County School DistrictGA | 173,000 | 107,000 | 5,070 | 25 (147) |
| 63 | Jones County School DistrictGA | 24,000 | 106,000 | 5,300 | 20 (114) |
| 64 | Buford City School DistrictGA | 0 | 104,000 | 4,970 | 21 (82) |
| 65 | Rome City School DistrictGA | 0 | 103,000 | 6,520 | 17 (92) |
| 66 | Wayne County School DistrictGA | 26,000 | 101,000 | 5,380 | 21 (140) |
| 67 | Baldwin County School DistrictGA | 19,000 | 96,000 | 5,140 | 17 (111) |
| 68 | Madison County School DistrictGA | 0 | 95,000 | 4,990 | 20 (94) |
| 69 | Stephens County School DistrictGA | 0 | 92,000 | 3,930 | 20 (91) |
| 70 | Cartersville City School DistrictGA | 0 | 91,000 | 4,540 | 19 (92) |
| 71 | Pickens County School DistrictGA | 0 | 85,000 | 4,330 | 14 (75) |
| 72 | Crisp County School DistrictGA | 22,000 | 82,000 | 3,950 | 21 (130) |
| 73 | Sumter County School DistrictGA | 0 | 80,000 | 3,930 | 17 (120) |
| 74 | Jefferson City School DistrictGA | 15,000 | 80,000 | 3,830 | 21 (94) |
| 75 | Pierce County School DistrictGA | 137,000 | 77,000 | 4,120 | 23 (144) |
| 76 | White County School DistrictGA | 0 | 77,000 | 3,830 | 23 (74) |
| 77 | Burke County School DistrictGA | 0 | 77,000 | 4,160 | 16 (114) |
| 78 | Emanuel County School DistrictGA | 12,000 | 76,000 | 4,280 | 15 (124) |
| 79 | Gilmer County School DistrictGA | 0 | 76,000 | 4,190 | 15 (73) |
| 80 | Upson County School DistrictGA | 0 | 75,000 | 4,090 | 17 (120) |
| 81 | Long County School DistrictGA | 154,000 | 75,000 | 3,790 | 22 (137) |
| 82 | Calhoun City School DistrictGA | 0 | 73,000 | 4,100 | 19 (90) |
| 83 | Brantley County School DistrictGA | 58,000 | 73,000 | 3,460 | 22 (141) |
| 84 | Monroe County School DistrictGA | 0 | 72,000 | 4,050 | 20 (111) |
| 85 | Lumpkin County School DistrictGA | 0 | 71,000 | 3,850 | 22 (79) |
| 86 | Appling County School DistrictGA | 136,000 | 71,000 | 3,590 | 22 (135) |
| 87 | Franklin County School DistrictGA | 0 | 71,000 | 3,610 | 18 (93) |
| 88 | Dawson County School DistrictGA | 0 | 70,000 | 3,590 | 21 (79) |
| 89 | Tattnall County School DistrictGA | 18,000 | 68,000 | 3,770 | 19 (131) |
| 90 | Peach County School DistrictGA | 15,000 | 68,000 | 3,590 | 19 (115) |
| 91 | Cook County School DistrictGA | 166,000 | 67,000 | 3,860 | 21 (136) |
| 92 | McDuffie County School DistrictGA | 0 | 66,000 | 3,810 | 18 (103) |
| 93 | Jeff Davis County School DistrictGA | 116,000 | 65,000 | 3,100 | 23 (130) |
| 94 | Banks County School DistrictGA | 12,000 | 65,000 | 2,750 | 22 (90) |
| 95 | Butts County School DistrictGA | 0 | 64,000 | 3,480 | 21 (101) |
| 96 | Pike County School DistrictGA | 0 | 63,000 | 3,230 | 19 (103) |
| 97 | Worth County School DistrictGA | 15,000 | 62,000 | 3,250 | 20 (126) |
| 98 | Grady County School DistrictGA | 16,000 | 61,000 | 3,420 | 22 (139) |
| 99 | Haralson County School DistrictGA | 0 | 61,000 | 3,360 | 17 (87) |
| 100 | Morgan County School DistrictGA | 0 | 58,000 | 3,080 | 18 (103) |
Baltimore City schools suffer from outdated infrastructure, mold, lead contamination, and a lack of funding that has prevented many schools from installing both heating equipment and air conditioning — especially in its lower-income communities and communities of color.
Read the Profile