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Carrollton, Georgia - 24 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Carroll County #190 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,419 per pupil, Carroll County ranks #165 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
15,981
Total Enrollment
24
Schools
$12,419
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Carroll County operates 24 public schools serving 15,981 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 13 combined, 6 middle, 5 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Carroll County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,419 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 34.1% local, 48.6% state, and 17.3% 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 27/100, ranked #190 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 5 of 24 schools offering Advanced Placement (59 AP courses district-wide), a 541.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.8% White, 19.3% African American, 11.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ithica Elementary, with a diversity index of 68.9/100.
Its largest campus is Villa Rica High School, enrolling 1,681 students (10% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Kidspeace, at 50 students, a 34x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Carroll County school enrollment varies 34× across entities
Carroll County school enrollment ranges from 50 students (lowest) to 1,681 students (highest), a spread of 1,631 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Carroll County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.1% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Carroll County student-counselor ratio is 542:1 — 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.
Carroll County chronic absenteeism rate is 32.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Carroll County has 24 schools, including 5 high, 6 middle, 13 combined. Total enrollment is 15,981 students.
How much does Carroll County spend per student?
Carroll County spends $12,419 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #190 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Carroll County?
Carroll County students are 60.8% White, 19.3% African American, 11.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 24 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Carroll County?
Carroll County has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #190 out of 216 districts in Georgia.