Carrollton Elementary School

As a sprawling elementary-level community in Carrollton, Georgia, Carrollton Elementary School teaches 1,894 students from grades pre-K through 3, overseen by Carrollton City. That puts it 213% bigger than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Carrollton Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by Carrollton City, a district that works with 5,850 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Carrollton Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 32% Black, 25% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Carrollton Elementary School shows 128 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Carrollton Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Carroll County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Carrollton Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.0%; this one delivers 41.6%.

Zooming out to the county, Carroll County reports that median household income runs about $73,714, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Carroll County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,250 students), Carrollton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Carrollton Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Carrollton Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Carrollton Elementary School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 16%: 1,635 students in 2018 compared to 1,894 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 37% to 32% over that span.

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