School district · Georgia

Cobb County

Cobb County in Georgia: 110 public schools with 105,738 students and 14.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,179 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 110; 1 charter
Students: 105,738
Students per teacher: 14.1; GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $16,179; GA $15.8K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 7,519
Counselors (FTE): 297
Students per counselor: 356; GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 52.5; Librarians (FTE): 112

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Georgia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Georgia: 40%

48%proficient

−3.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 85% of school districts in Georgia

Median 34% · 230 school districts compared

46,071 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Georgia: 43%

51%proficient

A higher share proficient than 78% of school districts in Georgia

Median 38% · 230 school districts compared

46,080 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$9.3K15

$9.8K16

$10.1K17

$10.4K18

$10.8K19

$11.5K20

$11.9K21

$13.2K22

$14.7K23

$16.2K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 7.0% · $136.4M
State: 36% · $694.5M
Local: 57% · $1.1B

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $10,627
Support services: $4,843
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $192.5M
Long-term debt: $0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 66Middle schools: 26High schools: 17Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Acworth Elementary School	2–5	499	10.8	42%	45%	Acworth
Addison Elementary School	Pre-K–5	571	11.9	57%	68%	Marietta
Argyle Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	333	8.3	24%	33%	Smyrna
Austell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	367	10.8	37%	41%	Austell
Baker Elementary School	Pre-K–5	738	11.0	40%	46%	Acworth
Bells Ferry Elementary School	Pre-K–5	704	13.7	38%	37%	Marietta
Belmont Hills Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	267	8.1	17%	31%	Smyrna
Big Shanty Elementary School	3–5	511	11.3	43%	52%	Kennesaw
Birney Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	725	10.8	30%	36%	Marietta
Blackwell Elementary School	Pre-K–5	580	12.2	41%	45%	Marietta
Brumby Elementary School	Pre-K–5	963	10.8	20%	22%	Marietta
Bryant Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	865	12.9	21%	33%	Mableton
Bullard Elementary School	Pre-K–5	799	12.6	57%	58%	Kennesaw
Chalker Elementary School	Pre-K–5	679	12.2	41%	43%	Kennesaw
Cheatham Hill Elementary School	Pre-K–5	1,021	13.3	49%	54%	Marietta
City View Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	870	11.3	21%	25%	Mableton
Clarkdale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	785	13.1	34%	42%	Austell
Clay-Harmony Leland Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	1,013	13.7	35%	43%	Mableton
Compton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	593	9.9	24%	29%	Powder Springs
Davis Elementary School	Pre-K–5	635	14.5	64%	75%	Marietta
Dowell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	898	12.0	36%	33%	Marietta
Due West Elementary School	Pre-K–5	626	12.9	65%	81%	Marietta
East Side Elementary School	Pre-K–5	1,072	15.1	75%	81%	Marietta
Eastvalley Elementary School	Pre-K–5	679	12.2	43%	57%	Marietta
Fair Oaks Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	703	9.6	25%	41%	Marietta
Ford Elementary School	Pre-K–5	750	13.3	60%	63%	Acworth
Frey Elementary School	Pre-K–5	691	12.0	58%	62%	Acworth
Garrison Mill Elementary School	Pre-K–5	649	14.1	65%	70%	Marietta
Green Acres Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	584	9.7	18%	23%	Smyrna
Hayes Elementary School	Pre-K–5	802	12.5	37%	45%	Kennesaw
Hendricks Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	538	12.9	35%	36%	Powder Springs
Hollydale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	526	8.9	26%	30%	Marietta
Keheley Elementary School	Pre-K–5	393	10.4	48%	51%	Marietta
Kemp Elementary School	Pre-K–5	894	13.8	61%	69%	Powder Springs
Kennesaw Elementary School	Pre-K–2	560	11.2	—	—	Kennesaw
Kincaid Elementary School	Pre-K–5	603	13.2	58%	66%	Marietta
King Springs Elementary School	Pre-K–5	1,101	13.6	62%	65%	Smyrna
LaBelle Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	339	8.9	24%	29%	Marietta
Lewis Elementary School	Pre-K–5	550	11.8	50%	58%	Kennesaw
Mableton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	945	11.2	22%	26%	Mableton
McCall Primary School	Pre-K–1	265	8.8	—	—	Acworth
Milford Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	389	9.6	29%	32%	Marietta
Mount Bethel Elementary School	Pre-K–5	898	13.6	79%	84%	Marietta
Mountain View Elementary School	Pre-K–5	837	13.2	76%	79%	Marietta
Murdock Elementary School	Pre-K–5	847	13.8	74%	82%	Marietta
Nicholson Elementary School	Pre-K–5	413	10.7	48%	47%	Marietta
Nickajack Elementary School	Pre-K–5	1,260	15.1	45%	46%	Smyrna
Norton Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	643	10.2	20%	32%	Smyrna
Pickett's Mill Elementary School	Pre-K–5	753	13.1	57%	67%	Acworth
Pitner Elementary School	Pre-K–5	802	12.7	38%	44%	Acworth
Powder Springs Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	805	12.3	33%	39%	Powder Springs
Powers Ferry Elementary School	Pre-K–5	475	12.4	22%	30%	Marietta
Riverside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	471	10.2	16%	16%	Mableton
Rocky Mount Elementary School	Pre-K–5	576	13.2	61%	63%	Marietta
Russell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	568	10.7	27%	27%	Smyrna
Sanders Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	626	11.6	32%	35%	Austell
Sedalia Park Elementary School	Pre-K–5	634	12.5	32%	38%	Marietta
Shallowford Falls Elementary School	Pre-K–5	591	11.2	63%	69%	Marietta
Smyrna Elementary School	Pre-K–5	870	12.2	44%	45%	Smyrna
Sope Creek Elementary School	Pre-K–5	1,104	14.6	76%	84%	Marietta
Still Elementary School	Pre-K–5	755	12.1	47%	57%	Powder Springs
Teasley Elementary School	Pre-K–5	974	14.5	51%	50%	Smyrna
Timber Ridge Elementary School	Pre-K–5	529	13.4	80%	83%	Marietta
Tritt Elementary School	Pre-K–5	804	13.5	80%	83%	Marietta
Varner Elementary School	Pre-K–5	705	12.4	36%	44%	Powder Springs
Vaughan Elementary School	Pre-K–5	600	12.4	57%	66%	Powder Springs
Awtrey Middle School	6–8	593	12.9	43%	40%	Kennesaw
Barber Middle School	6–8	790	14.5	41%	36%	Acworth
Betty Gray Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	702	15.6	28%	28%	Mableton
Campbell Middle School	6–8	1,368	16.8	40%	37%	Smyrna
Cooper Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	1,000	15.8	42%	44%	Austell
Daniell Middle School	6–8	884	15.1	48%	47%	Marietta
Dickerson Middle School	6–8	1,225	17.7	84%	90%	Marietta
Dodgen Middle School	6–8	1,178	16.2	77%	79%	Marietta
Durham Middle School	6–8	984	16.1	55%	61%	Acworth
East Cobb Middle School	6–8	1,352	15.8	34%	34%	Marietta
Floyd Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	776	14.0	34%	31%	Mableton
Garrett Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	891	15.4	27%	31%	Austell
Griffin Middle School	6–8	991	16.2	48%	43%	Smyrna
Hightower Trail Middle School	6–8	944	15.6	72%	76%	Marietta
Lindley Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	905	13.5	25%	28%	Mableton
Lost Mountain Middle School	6–8	979	16.2	62%	72%	Kennesaw
Lovinggood Middle School	6–8	1,209	17.0	58%	61%	Powder Springs
Mabry Middle School	6–8	938	16.5	70%	74%	Marietta
McCleskey Middle School	6–8	540	12.5	53%	55%	Marietta
McClure Middle School	6–8	1,030	15.3	60%	66%	Kennesaw
Palmer Middle School	6–8	803	16.1	43%	36%	Kennesaw
Pearson Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	806	13.3	24%	15%	Marietta
Pine Mountain Middle School	6–8	506	12.0	48%	47%	Kennesaw
Simpson Middle School	6–8	884	15.3	70%	68%	Marietta
Smitha Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	866	13.6	31%	27%	Marietta
Tapp Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	809	14.9	44%	43%	Powder Springs
Allatoona High School	9–12	1,560	16.0	—	—	Acworth
Campbell High School	9–12	3,085	17.5	—	—	Smyrna
Cobb Horizon High SchoolFully virtualFree meals for all	6–12	927	12.8	42%	24%	Atlanta
Harrison High School	9–12	2,224	18.7	—	—	Kennesaw
Hillgrove High School	9–12	2,282	18.2	—	—	Powder Springs
Kell High School	9–12	1,587	17.2	—	—	Marietta
Kennesaw Mountain High School	9–12	1,695	15.5	—	—	Kennesaw
Lassiter High School	9–12	2,005	18.1	—	—	Marietta
McEachern High School	9–12	2,175	17.3	—	—	Powder Springs
North Cobb High School	9–12	2,463	17.0	—	—	Kennesaw
Osborne High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	2,790	15.7	—	—	Marietta
Pebblebrook High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	2,574	17.1	—	—	Mableton
Pope High School	9–12	1,793	17.4	—	—	Marietta
South Cobb High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	2,081	15.8	—	—	Austell
Sprayberry High School	9–12	1,769	16.8	—	—	Marietta
Walton High SchoolCharter	9–12	2,705	19.1	—	—	Marietta
Wheeler High School	9–12	2,401	16.4	—	—	Marietta
Devereux Ackerman Academy	K–12	54	4.0	0.0%	0.0%	Kennesaw

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 514 Glover Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770)426-3300

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.