Cobb County
Public school district · Cobb County · Georgia · NCES district ID 1301290
Cobb County spent $14,680 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 69% of the other Georgia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,981). Its 110 schools enrolled 105,738 students in 2024-25; 34.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,151 per student, up 10.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88% (Georgia: 84.4%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Georgia's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Cobb County ranks 5.
Where the money came from
$1,838,612,000 in revenue: 34.0% state, 55.4% local and 10.5% federal. Total spending including $194,029,000 of capital outlay was $1,773,828,000, or $16,624 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$625,726,000 34%
- Local$1,019,382,000 55%
- Federal$193,504,000 11%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 169 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25
106,703 students in 2022-23, 106,358 students in 2023-24, 105,738 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 106,703 | 7359.8 | 14.5 |
| 2023-24 | 106,358 | 7420.5 | 14.3 |
| 2024-25 | 105,738 | 7466.3 | 14.2 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$603,893,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,660 per student
Cobb County booked $603,893,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 7,408 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $81,518 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 99 in 100 Georgia districts with a figure (state median $60,911, 215 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Georgia teacher salary at $61,249 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $448,146,000 | 74.2% |
| Special education | $105,887,000 | 17.5% |
| Vocational | $12,355,000 | 2.0% |
| Other programs | $37,505,000 | 6.2% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,245 in 2018-19, $4,583 in 2019-20, $4,810 in 2020-21, $5,113 in 2021-22, $5,660 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Cobb County scored proficient or above: 50% in reading and 47% in math, against 39.6% in reading and 37.4% in math across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Georgia | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 50% | 39.6% | 55,761 |
| Math | 47% | 37.4% | 55,619 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
88% of the 9,088 students in Cobb County's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Georgia | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 88% | 84.4% |
| Students in the class | 9,088 | 134,822 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
66 elementary schools, 45,615 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickajack Elementary School | 1,260 | 15.1 | 38.8% | Not Title I |
| Sope Creek Elementary School | 1,104 | 14.6 | 7.4% | Not Title I |
| King Springs Elementary School | 1,101 | 13.6 | 22.2% | Not Title I |
| East Side Elementary School | 1,072 | 15.1 | 7.1% | Not Title I |
| Cheatham Hill Elementary School | 1,021 | 13.3 | 34.5% | Not Title I |
| Clay-Harmony Leland Elementary School | 1,013 | 13.7 | 96.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Teasley Elementary School | 974 | 14.5 | 32.4% | Not Title I |
| Brumby Elementary School | 963 | 10.8 | 67.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Mableton Elementary School | 945 | 11.2 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Mount Bethel Elementary School | 898 | 13.6 | 5.9% | Not Title I |
| Dowell Elementary School | 898 | 12.0 | 87.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Kemp Elementary School | 894 | 13.8 | 18.0% | Not Title I |
The other 54 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City View Elementary School | 870 | 11.3 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Smyrna Elementary School | 870 | 12.2 | 50.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Bryant Elementary School | 865 | 12.9 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Murdock Elementary School | 847 | 13.8 | 9.6% | Not Title I |
| Mountain View Elementary School | 837 | 13.2 | 15.5% | Not Title I |
| Powder Springs Elementary School | 805 | 12.3 | 94.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Tritt Elementary School | 804 | 13.5 | 7.7% | Not Title I |
| Hayes Elementary School | 802 | 12.5 | 47.9% | Not Title I |
| Pitner Elementary School | 802 | 12.7 | 46.6% | Not Title I |
| Bullard Elementary School | 799 | 12.6 | 22.2% | Not Title I |
| Clarkdale Elementary School | 785 | 13.1 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Still Elementary School | 755 | 12.1 | 25.3% | Not Title I |
| Pickett's Mill Elementary School | 753 | 13.1 | 26.2% | Not Title I |
| Ford Elementary School | 750 | 13.3 | 13.3% | Not Title I |
| Baker Elementary School | 738 | 11.0 | 38.9% | Not Title I |
| Birney Elementary School | 725 | 10.8 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Varner Elementary School | 705 | 12.4 | 48.4% | Targeted program |
| Bells Ferry Elementary School | 704 | 13.7 | 52.0% | Not Title I |
| Fair Oaks Elementary School | 703 | 9.6 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Frey Elementary School | 691 | 12.0 | 25.3% | Not Title I |
| Eastvalley Elementary School | 679 | 12.2 | 34.9% | Not Title I |
| Chalker Elementary School | 679 | 12.2 | 38.9% | Not Title I |
| Garrison Mill Elementary School | 649 | 14.1 | 10.6% | Not Title I |
| Norton Park Elementary School | 643 | 10.2 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Davis Elementary School | 635 | 14.5 | 9.8% | Not Title I |
| Sedalia Park Elementary School | 634 | 12.5 | 55.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Due West Elementary School | 626 | 12.9 | 13.1% | Not Title I |
| Sanders Elementary School | 626 | 11.6 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Kincaid Elementary School | 603 | 13.2 | 24.0% | Not Title I |
| Vaughan Elementary School | 600 | 12.4 | 15.0% | Not Title I |
| Compton Elementary School | 593 | 9.9 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Shallowford Falls Elementary School | 591 | 11.2 | 12.4% | Not Title I |
| Green Acres Elementary School | 584 | 9.7 | 94.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Blackwell Elementary School | 580 | 12.2 | 42.8% | Not Title I |
| Rocky Mount Elementary School | 576 | 13.2 | 13.7% | Not Title I |
| Addison Elementary School | 571 | 11.9 | 27.1% | Not Title I |
| Russell Elementary School | 568 | 10.7 | 94.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Kennesaw Elementary School | 560 | 11.2 | 41.6% | Not Title I |
| Lewis Elementary School | 550 | 11.8 | 45.5% | Not Title I |
| Hendricks Elementary School | 538 | 12.9 | 98.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Timber Ridge Elementary School | 529 | 13.4 | 6.2% | Not Title I |
| Hollydale Elementary School | 526 | 8.9 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Big Shanty Elementary School | 511 | 11.3 | 40.7% | Not Title I |
| Acworth Intermediate School | 499 | 10.8 | 59.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Powers Ferry Elementary School | 475 | 12.4 | 78.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Riverside Elementary School | 471 | 10.2 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Nicholson Elementary School | 413 | 10.7 | 34.1% | Not Title I |
| Keheley Elementary School | 393 | 10.4 | 24.2% | Not Title I |
| Milford Elementary School | 389 | 9.6 | 99.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Austell Elementary School | 367 | 10.8 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| LaBelle Elementary School | 339 | 8.9 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Argyle Elementary School | 333 | 8.3 | 99.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Belmont Hills Elementary School | 267 | 8.1 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| McCall Primary School | 265 | 8.8 | 58.1% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
26 middle schools, 23,953 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Middle School | 1,368 | 16.8 | 48.9% | Schoolwide program |
| East Cobb Middle School | 1,352 | 15.8 | 56.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Dickerson Middle School | 1,225 | 17.7 | 6.9% | Not Title I |
| Lovinggood Middle School | 1,209 | 17.0 | 26.0% | Not Title I |
| Dodgen Middle School | 1,178 | 16.2 | 8.1% | Not Title I |
| McClure Middle School | 1,030 | 15.3 | 25.5% | Not Title I |
| Cooper Middle School | 1,000 | 15.8 | 91.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Griffin Middle School | 991 | 16.2 | 46.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Durham Middle School | 984 | 16.1 | 16.5% | Not Title I |
| Lost Mountain Middle School | 979 | 16.2 | 18.2% | Not Title I |
| Hightower Trail Middle School | 944 | 15.6 | 8.1% | Not Title I |
| Mabry Middle School | 938 | 16.5 | 11.6% | Not Title I |
The other 14 middle schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindley Middle School | 905 | 13.5 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Garrett Middle School | 891 | 15.4 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Daniell Middle School | 884 | 15.1 | 48.1% | Not Title I |
| Simpson Middle School | 884 | 15.3 | 14.6% | Not Title I |
| Smitha Middle School | 866 | 13.6 | 99.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Tapp Middle School | 809 | 14.9 | 87.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Pearson Middle School | 806 | 13.3 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Palmer Middle School | 803 | 16.1 | 41.6% | Not Title I |
| Barber Middle School | 790 | 14.5 | 43.7% | Not Title I |
| Floyd Middle School | 776 | 14.0 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Lindley 6th Grade Academy | 702 | 15.6 | 99.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Awtrey Middle School | 593 | 12.9 | 38.1% | Not Title I |
| McCleskey Middle School | 540 | 12.5 | 35.4% | Not Title I |
| Pine Mountain Middle School | 506 | 12.0 | 45.3% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
17 high schools, 36,116 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell High School | 3,085 | 17.5 | 44.6% | Not Title I |
| Osborne High School | 2,790 | 15.7 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Walton High School | 2,705 | 19.1 | 6.1% | Not Title I |
| Pebblebrook High School | 2,574 | 17.1 | 96.5% | Schoolwide program |
| North Cobb High School | 2,463 | 17.0 | 39.5% | Not Title I |
| Wheeler High School | 2,401 | 16.4 | 38.5% | Not Title I |
| Hillgrove High School | 2,282 | 18.2 | 23.5% | Not Title I |
| Harrison High School | 2,224 | 18.7 | 12.5% | Not Title I |
| McEachern High School | 2,175 | 17.3 | 56.1% | Not Title I |
| South Cobb High School | 2,081 | 15.8 | 90.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Lassiter High School | 2,005 | 18.1 | 10.0% | Not Title I |
| Pope High School | 1,793 | 17.4 | 7.8% | Not Title I |
The other 5 high schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprayberry High School | 1,769 | 16.8 | 37.5% | Not Title I |
| Kennesaw Mountain High School | 1,695 | 15.5 | 31.2% | Not Title I |
| Kell High School | 1,587 | 17.2 | 31.5% | Not Title I |
| Allatoona High School | 1,560 | 16.0 | 23.1% | Not Title I |
| Cobb Horizon High School | 927 | 12.8 | 92.1% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 other school, 54 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devereux Ackerman Academy | 54 | 4.0 | 94.4% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Cobb County
- Phone: (770) 426-3300
- Office: 514 Glover Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Cobb County
- Georgia districts by spending per studentCobb County ranks 53 of 169 Georgia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,680).#53 of 169
- Every school district in GeorgiaCobb County is the number 2 by size of 227 Georgia districts, with 106,703 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#2 of 227
- Gwinnett CountyThe next larger Georgia district: 181,814 students in fall 2022, $14,348 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,348
- DeKalb CountyThe next smaller Georgia district: 92,368 students in fall 2022, $15,368 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,368
- Compare Cobb County with Gwinnett CountyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Campbell High School, its largest high school3,085 students in 2024-25, 17.5 per teacher.3,085
- Teacher salary spending across GeorgiaCobb County spent $81,518 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,911); spending, not a salary.$81,518
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Cobb County
How many schools and students are in Cobb County?
110 schools were open in 2024-25 (66 elementary, 26 middle, 17 high, 1 other), enrolling 105,738 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Cobb County spend per student?
$14,680 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Georgia median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,981 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,151 per student, up 10.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Cobb County's money come from?
$1,838,612,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 34.0% state, 55.4% local and 10.5% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Cobb County live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 11,023 of the 120,555 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 9.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Cobb County spend on teacher salaries?
$603,893,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,660 per student. Divided by the 7,408 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $81,518 per teacher, more than 99 in 100 Georgia districts (state median $60,911). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Georgia teacher salary at $61,249 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Cobb County do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Cobb County scored proficient or above: 50% in reading and 47% in math, against 39.6% in reading and 37.4% in math across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Cobb County?
88% of the 9,088 students in Cobb County's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Cobb County's NCES district ID?
1301290. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25