Public schools in Powder Springs, GA
Powder Springs has 13 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 3 middle, 8 elementary, enrolling 12,445 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Cobb County runs 11 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Powder Springs's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Powder Springs | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobb County | 11 | 106,703 | $14,680 |
| Paulding County | 2 | 31,518 | $13,037 |
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.
2 high schools in Powder Springs, 4,457 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillgrove High School | 2,282 | 18.2 | 23.5% | Cobb County |
| McEachern High School | 2,175 | 17.3 | 56.1% | 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.
3 middle schools in Powder Springs, 2,549 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovinggood Middle School | 1,209 | 17.0 | 26.0% | Cobb County |
| Tapp Middle School | 809 | 14.9 | 87.4% | Cobb County |
| J. A. Dobbins Middle School | 531 | 13.0 | 58.4% | Paulding 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.
8 elementary schools in Powder Springs, 5,439 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemp Elementary School | 894 | 13.8 | 18.0% | Cobb County |
| Powder Springs Elementary School | 805 | 12.3 | 94.8% | Cobb County |
| Still Elementary School | 755 | 12.1 | 25.3% | Cobb County |
| Varner Elementary School | 705 | 12.4 | 48.4% | Cobb County |
| Vaughan Elementary School | 600 | 12.4 | 15.0% | Cobb County |
| Compton Elementary School | 593 | 9.9 | 100.0% | Cobb County |
| Bessie L. Baggett Elementary | 549 | 11.9 | 58.5% | Paulding County |
| Hendricks Elementary School | 538 | 12.9 | 98.5% | 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 Powder Springs's public schools compare with Georgia's
The median Powder Springs school has 12.9 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 755 students (state 636).
| Powder Springs | Georgia | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 12.9 | 13.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 755 | 636 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 38% | 69% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 31% | 55% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 3.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 13 Powder Springs 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 Powder Springs
- Cobb CountyRuns 11 of Powder Springs's 13 public schools and spent $14,680 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,680
- Hillgrove High School, the largest high school in Powder Springs2,282 students in 2024-25, 18.2 per teacher.2,282
- Compare Cobb County with Paulding CountyPowder Springs'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 a Powder Springs 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 Powder Springs
How many public schools are in Powder Springs, GA?
13 public schools with an address in Powder Springs were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 3 middle, 8 elementary, enrolling 12,445 students.What is the largest high school in Powder Springs?
Hillgrove High School, with 2,282 students in 2024-25 (Cobb County).Which districts run Powder Springs's schools?
Cobb County (11 schools), Paulding County (2 schools). 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