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Cartersville, Georgia - 19 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Bartow County #193 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,735 per pupil, Bartow County ranks #141 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
13,806
Total Enrollment
19
Schools
$12,735
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bartow County operates 19 public schools serving 13,806 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 12 combined, 4 middle, 3 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Bartow County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,735 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Georgia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 47.3% local, 38.2% state, and 14.5% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 26/100, ranked #193 of 216 in Georgia against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 19 schools offering Advanced Placement (60 AP courses district-wide), a 496:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.9% White, 19.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cass High School, with a diversity index of 66.0/100.
Its largest campus is Cass High School, enrolling 1,570 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Emerson Elementary School, at 385 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bartow County school enrollment varies 4.1× across entities
Bartow County school enrollment ranges from 385 students (lowest) to 1,570 students (highest), a spread of 1,185 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bartow County student-counselor ratio is 496:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Bartow County chronic absenteeism rate is 29.4% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Bartow County is typically wider than the Bartow County-aggregate figure suggests.
Bartow County has 19 schools, including 3 high, 4 middle, 12 combined. Total enrollment is 13,806 students.
How much does Bartow County spend per student?
Bartow County spends $12,735 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #193 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Bartow County?
Bartow County students are 63.9% White, 19.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 19 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bartow County?
Bartow County has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #193 out of 216 districts in Georgia.