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Carrollton, Georgia - 4 schools
An equity score of 19/100 ranks Carrollton City #209 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,219 per pupil, Carrollton City ranks #197 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,612
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,219
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Carrollton City operates 4 public schools serving 5,612 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. 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 $11,219 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 22 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Georgia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.1% local, 46.6% state, and 18.3% 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 19/100, ranked #209 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 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (19 AP courses district-wide), a 464.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 34.5% White, 31.2% African American, 25.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Carrollton Jr. High School, with a diversity index of 71.7/100.
Its largest campus is Carrollton Elementary School, enrolling 1,894 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Carrollton Elementary School accounts for 32.4% of all Carrollton City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Carrollton City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Carrollton City school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Carrollton City school enrollment ranges from 817 students (lowest) to 1,894 students (highest), a spread of 1,077 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.
Carrollton City student-counselor ratio is 465:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Carrollton City chronic absenteeism rate is 22.4% — 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 Carrollton City is typically wider than the Carrollton City-aggregate figure suggests.
Carrollton City has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,612 students.
How much does Carrollton City spend per student?
Carrollton City spends $11,219 per student. The district has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #209 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Carrollton City?
Carrollton City students are 34.5% White, 31.2% African American, 25.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Carrollton City?
Carrollton City has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #209 out of 216 districts in Georgia.