Bartow County vs Forsyth County

How do these districts compare?

Metric Bartow County Forsyth County
Location Cartersville, Georgia Cumming, Georgia
Total Enrollment 13,806 54,077
Number of Schools 19 42
Student:Teacher Ratio 14.9:1 16.8:1

Spending

Metric Bartow County Forsyth County
Per-Pupil Expenditure $13,186 $12,614
Federal Revenue 14.5% 7.0%
State Revenue 38.2% 38.4%
Local Revenue 47.3% 54.6%
Bartow County
Federal State Local
Forsyth County
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Bartow County Forsyth County
White 63.9% 41.4%
African American 9.7% 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino 19.5% 14.3%
Asian 1.0% 35.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.0%
Multiracial 5.6% 3.6%
Free/Reduced Lunch 45.5% 11.8%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Bartow County Forsyth County
AP Courses Offered 60 205
Schools with AP 3 8
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 496:1 484.4:1
Chronic Absenteeism 29.4% 17.5%

School Types

Bartow County

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Forsyth County

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.