School district · Georgia

Polk County

Polk County in Georgia: 11 public schools with 7,745 students and 14.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,013 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 11
Students: 7,745
Students per teacher: 14.7; GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $14,013; 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): 527
Counselors (FTE): 14.5
Students per counselor: 534; GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 2.0; Librarians (FTE): 10.0

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%

28%proficient

−1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 73% of school districts in Georgia

Median 34% · 230 school districts compared

3,246 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Georgia: 43%

32%proficient

A lower share proficient than 66% of school districts in Georgia

Median 38% · 230 school districts compared

3,241 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

$8.7K15

$9.1K16

$9.3K17

$9.4K18

$9.8K19

$10.2K20

$11.2K21

$12.8K22

$13.5K23

$14.0K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 13% · $14.1M
State: 57% · $62.9M
Local: 30% · $32.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,391
Support services: $4,787
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $16M
Long-term debt: $36.1M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 2High schools: 2Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Cherokee Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	575	12.2	28%	37%	Cedartown
Eastside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	764	14.8	27%	37%	Rockmart
Northside ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	531	13.2	27%	35%	Cedartown
Van Wert Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	693	12.6	23%	23%	Rockmart
Westside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	588	13.2	26%	35%	Cedartown
Youngs Grove Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	490	12.9	31%	36%	Cedartown
Cedartown Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	997	17.1	29%	30%	Cedartown
Rockmart Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	671	17.2	28%	30%	Rockmart
Cedartown High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,448	21.1	—	—	Cedartown
Rockmart High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	956	19.7	—	—	Rockmart
Harpst Academy	Pre-K–12	32	5.3	12%	5.9%	Cedartown

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: 612 South College Street, Cedartown, GA 30125
Phone: (770)748-3821

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.