Public schools in Acworth, GA
Acworth has 13 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 10 elementary, enrolling 9,876 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Cobb County runs 10 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Acworth's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Acworth | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobb County | 10 | 106,703 | $14,680 |
| Cherokee County | 2 | 41,891 | $13,292 |
| Bartow County | 1 | 13,806 | $13,840 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Acworth, 1,560 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allatoona High School | 1,560 | 16.0 | 23.1% | Cobb County |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Acworth, 1,774 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Middle School | 984 | 16.1 | 16.5% | Cobb County |
| Barber Middle School | 790 | 14.5 | 43.7% | Cobb County |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
10 elementary schools in Acworth, 6,542 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Creek Elementary School | 1,108 | 12.8 | 41.3% | Cherokee County |
| Pitner Elementary School | 802 | 12.7 | 46.6% | Cobb County |
| Pickett's Mill Elementary School | 753 | 13.1 | 26.2% | Cobb County |
| Ford Elementary School | 750 | 13.3 | 13.3% | Cobb County |
| Baker Elementary School | 738 | 11.0 | 38.9% | Cobb County |
| Frey Elementary School | 691 | 12.0 | 25.3% | Cobb County |
| Oak Grove Elementary School | 523 | 11.5 | 57.6% | Cherokee County |
| Acworth Intermediate School | 499 | 10.8 | 59.5% | Cobb County |
| Allatoona Elementary School | 413 | 12.5 | 76.0% | Bartow County |
| McCall Primary School | 265 | 8.8 | 58.1% | Cobb County |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Acworth's public schools compare with Georgia's
The median Acworth school has 12.7 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Georgia median of 13.7. 38% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 69% across the state. Its median school enrolls 750 students (state 636).
| Acworth | Georgia | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 12.7 | 13.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 750 | 636 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 38% | 69% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 55% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 3.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 13 Acworth schools and the 2,287 Georgia schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Acworth
- Cobb CountyRuns 10 of Acworth's 13 public schools and spent $14,680 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,680
- Allatoona High School, the largest high school in Acworth1,560 students in 2024-25, 16.0 per teacher.1,560
- Compare Cobb County with Cherokee CountyAcworth's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaGeorgia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for an Acworth addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Acworth
How many public schools are in Acworth, GA?
13 public schools with an address in Acworth were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 10 elementary, enrolling 9,876 students.What is the largest high school in Acworth?
Allatoona High School, with 1,560 students in 2024-25 (Cobb County).Which districts run Acworth's schools?
Cobb County (10 schools), Cherokee County (2 schools), Bartow County (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25