Public schools in Temple, GA
Temple has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 3,600 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Carroll County runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Temple's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Temple | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County | 5 | 15,981 | $12,946 |
| Paulding County | 1 | 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.
One high school in Temple, 868 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple High School | 868 | 20.0 | 36.8% | Carroll 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 Temple, 1,163 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Middle School | 682 | 16.3 | 45.5% | Carroll County |
| Villa Rica Middle | 481 | 15.4 | 47.8% | Carroll 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 elementary schools in Temple, 1,569 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Elementary School | 666 | 15.9 | 50.0% | Carroll County |
| Providence Elementary School | 557 | 15.3 | 42.0% | Carroll County |
| Union Elementary School | 346 | 11.9 | 39.3% | 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.
How Temple's public schools compare with Georgia's
The median Temple school has 15.7 students per full-time teacher, more than the Georgia median of 13.7. 67% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 69% across the state. Its median school enrolls 612 students (state 636).
| Temple | Georgia | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.7 | 13.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 612 | 636 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 67% | 69% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 83% | 55% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 3.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 6 Temple 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 Temple
- Carroll CountyRuns 5 of Temple's 6 public schools and spent $12,946 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,946
- Temple High School, the largest high school in Temple868 students in 2024-25, 20.0 per teacher.868
- Compare Carroll County with Paulding CountyTemple'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 Temple 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 Temple
How many public schools are in Temple, GA?
6 public schools with an address in Temple were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 3,600 students.What is the largest high school in Temple?
Temple High School, with 868 students in 2024-25 (Carroll County).Which districts run Temple's schools?
Carroll County (5 schools), Paulding 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