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Marietta, Georgia - 13 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Marietta City #65 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,205 per pupil, Marietta City ranks #32 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,711
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$16,205
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Marietta City operates 13 public schools serving 8,711 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 elementary, 2 high, 2 middle, 1 combined 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 Cobb County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,205 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Georgia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 54.0% local, 33.2% state, and 12.8% 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 63/100, ranked #65 of 216 in Georgia against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (23 AP courses district-wide), a 400.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.4% Hispanic or Latino, 28.4% African American, 23.8% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Marietta Center for Advanced Academics, with a diversity index of 75.3/100.
Its largest campus is Marietta High School, enrolling 2,526 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is George W. Hartmann Center, at 4 students, a 632x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Marietta High School accounts for 29.0% of all Marietta City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Marietta City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Marietta City school enrollment varies 632× across entities
Marietta City school enrollment ranges from 4 students (lowest) to 2,526 students (highest), a spread of 2,522 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Marietta City has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 55.6% 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.
Marietta City student-counselor ratio is 401:1 — 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.
Marietta City chronic absenteeism rate is 20.1% — 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 Marietta City is typically wider than the Marietta City-aggregate figure suggests.
Marietta City has 13 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 8,711 students.
How much does Marietta City spend per student?
Marietta City spends $16,205 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #65 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Marietta City?
Marietta City students are 40.4% Hispanic or Latino, 28.4% African American, 23.8% White, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Marietta City?
Marietta City has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #65 out of 216 districts in Georgia.