Fulton schools deemed inefficient with taxpayer dollars

Fulton County Schools earned one of the worst scores in metro Atlanta under a new “financial efficiency” measure unveiled Thursday by state education officials.

The school district earned a score of 2 in the 1-5 point rating system, with 1 being the worst. It was the second lowest score among big metro Atlanta districts and among the worst in the state, with 23 of the 180 districts scoring lower. Atlanta Public Schools had the worst score among big urban districts.

Read more about the rating system here.