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Marietta, Georgia - 110 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Cobb County #158 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,203 per pupil, Cobb County ranks #118 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
106,703
Total Enrollment
110
Schools
$13,203
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cobb County operates 110 public schools serving 106,703 students, placing it among the largest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 65 combined, 26 middle, 16 high, 3 elementary schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large portfolio 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 Cobb County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,203 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 52.6% local, 35.4% state, and 11.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 35/100, ranked #158 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 17 of 110 schools offering Advanced Placement (417 AP courses district-wide), a 374:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 31.6% White, 28.6% African American, 28.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wheeler High School, with a diversity index of 74.9/100.
Its largest campus is Campbell High School, enrolling 3,085 students (3% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Devereux Ackerman Academy, at 54 students, a 57x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cobb County school enrollment varies 57× across entities
Cobb County school enrollment ranges from 54 students (lowest) to 3,085 students (highest), a spread of 3,031 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.
Cobb County student-counselor ratio is 374:1 — 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.
Cobb County chronic absenteeism rate is 25.6% — 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 Cobb County is typically wider than the Cobb County-aggregate figure suggests.
Cobb County has 110 schools, including 16 high, 26 middle, 65 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 106,703 students.
How much does Cobb County spend per student?
Cobb County spends $13,203 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #158 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Cobb County?
Cobb County students are 31.6% White, 28.6% African American, 28.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% Asian, averaged across 110 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cobb County?
Cobb County has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #158 out of 216 districts in Georgia.