Adairsville High School

Adairsville High School, an average-sized four-year high school in Adairsville, Georgia, overseen by Bartow County, educates 1,206 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Adairsville High School is one of 19 schools operated by Bartow County, a district that teaches 14,019 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Adairsville High School lists that White students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Adairsville High School reports 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Bartow County's rate of about 62%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Adairsville High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Bartow County indicate median household income runs about $82,243, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Bartow County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,705 students), Adairsville High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Adairsville Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Adairsville High School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 39.1%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Adairsville High School has edged up 21%, going from 994 students in 2018 to 1,206 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 79% across the same window.

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