Financial Efficiency Star Rating Archives
The historical and archival information found on this page is provided for general knowledge. All information on this page corresponds to Financial Efficiency Star Rating (FESR) data from previous years. Current year information is provided on the FESR main page as it becomes available.
2024 FESR
The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and GOSA had complete data in 2024. The 2024 FESR files are available for download.
2023 FESR (PPE Only)
The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and GOSA are unable to release FESR for the 2022-2023 school year due to incomplete data in previous years. The 2023 Per Pupil Expenditure (PPE) district-level and school-level files are available for download.
2022 FESR (PPE Only)
The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and GOSA are unable to release FESR for the 2021-2022 school year due to incomplete data in previous years. The 2022 Per Pupil Expenditure (PPE) district-level and school-level files are available for download.
2021 FESR (PPE Only)
The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and GOSA are unable to release FESR for the 2020-2021 school year due to imcomplete data in previous years. The 2021 Per Pupil Expenditure (PPE) district-level and school-level files are available for download.
2020 FESR (PPE Only)
The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and GOSA are unable to release FESR for the 2019-2020 school year due to the cancellation of 2020 Milestones testing and the lack of 2020 CCRPI data. The 2020 Per Pupil Expenditure (PPE) district-level and school-level files are available for download.
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2020
PPE Calculation Guide
- 2020 District-Level PPE Downloadable File
- 2020 School-Level PPE Downloadable File
A corrected school-level PPE file was issued in May 2021. This version corrected a minor coding error that affected the federal PPE calculation for local charter schools with no included federal expenditures. The overall PPE was not impacted. Cells affected by the correction are highlighted.
2019 FESR
The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and GOSA released the 2019 FESR. The following files are available for download.
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2019
District-Level Ratings Downloadable File
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2019 School-Level
Ratings Downloadable File
A corrected school-level FESR file was issued in May 2021. This version corrected a minor coding error that affected the federal PPE calculation for local charter schools with no included federal expenditures. The overall PPE and FESR ratings were not impacted. Cells affected by the correction are highlighted. -
2019
Calculation Guide
2018 FESR
The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and GOSA released the 2018 FESR. The following related resources are available for download.
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District-Level
2018 Ratings Downloadable File
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School-Level
2018 Ratings Downloadable File
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2018 Calculation
Guide
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2018 School
Code Changes for Expenditures Guide
2017 FESR
On January 26, 2018, GaDOE and GOSA released the 2017 FESR. The following related resources are available for download.
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District-Level
2017 Ratings Downloadable File
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School-Level
2017 Ratings Downloadable File
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2017
Calculation Guide
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2017
School Code Changes for Expenditures Guide
2016 FESR
On January 26, 2017, GaDOE and GOSA released the 2016 FESR. The following related resources are available for download.
2015 FESR
On July 14, 2016, GaDOE and GOSA released the first Financial Efficiency Star Ratings (FESR). The following related resources are available for download.
Authorizing Statute
O.C.G.A. §20-14-33 requires that the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA), in coordination with GaDOE, create a financial efficiency rating. The law requires that GOSA and the GaDOE collaborate to “adopt and annually review, and revise as necessary, indicators of the quality of learning by students, financial efficiency, and school climate for individual schools and for school systems.” Financial efficiency “may include an analysis of how federal and state funds spent by local school systems impact student achievement and school improvement, and components used to determine financial efficiency may include actual achievement, resource efficiency, and student participation in standardized testing.” The rating must be based upon five stars.