The Carrollton City School System is one of only 21 city school districts in Georgia – and one of the oldest. Established in 1886, the district celebrated its quasquicentennial, or 125th birthday, in 2011. To discover more about the rich history of the school district, click here .

The 2012-2013 school year began with an enrollment exceeding the 4,600 mark with each of the district's four schools experiencing growth. Below is a statistical breakdown of the system. Individual schools' profiles are available at left.

SYSTEM

• Grades: Pre-K to 12
• Enrollment: 4,634
• FY12 total operating budget: $38,353,072
• Millage rate: 17.19
• Cost per student: $8,327
• White: 48%
• Black: 32%
• Hispanic: 14%
• Multi-racial: 5%
• Asian: 1%
• Free/reduced school lunch students: 53%
• Students with disabilities: 8%
• LEP students: 5%
• Tuition students: 29%
• Total number of teachers: 250
• Teachers w/ advanced degrees: 63%
• Average teaching experience: 14 years
• Student/teacher ratio: 18:1
• Graduation rate: 82%
  (This is the graduation rate based on a new nationwide calculation method implemented in April 2012)
• AYP: The entire system made Adequate Yearly Progress the 2010-2011 school year

Note: Most of the demographic information above is also available at gaosa.org.