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What tradition at Cartersville High School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
1,469
High
DISTRICT 1,172 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTERSVILLE CITY·NCES 130090000341
Cartersville High School
320 E Church St, Cartersville, GA 30120 · (770) 382-3200 · Bartow County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,469 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
770 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 391 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 372 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 349 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 357 | 24% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cartersville City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
36.5%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores have held steady since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.5% |
| 2023-24 | 50.2% |
| 2022-23 | 40.7% |
| 2021-22 | 37.3% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cartersville High School
Cartersville High School's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartersville High School this school | 1,469 | 52.4% | 37.2% |
| Carrollton High School Carrollton | 1,859 | 50.5% | 39.0% |
| Alexander High School Douglasville | 1,830 | 52.3% | 24.1% |
| Winder-Barrow High School Winder | 1,869 | 51.0% | 35.4% |
| Cass High School White | 1,570 | 62.3% | 24.3% |
| Kell High School Marietta | 1,587 | 43.2% | 67.3% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cartersville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #211 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #214 of 417 ▼ 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,469 | #149 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #167 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #53 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #296 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.0% | #127 of 226 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,469
-19 (-1%) vs 2020
+116% since 1990-91, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 20.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,469 | 95.5 | 15.4:1 | 52% (770) |
| 2023-24 | 1,421 | 83.7 | 17.0:1 | 51% (724) |
| 2022-23 | 1,398 | 89.5 | 15.6:1 | 45% (627) |
| 2020-21 | 1,488 | 73 | 20.4:1 | 36% (529) |
| 2017-18 | 1,360 | 65.1 | 20.9:1 | 40% (546) |
| 2015-16 | 1,196 | 60 | 19.9:1 | 44% (529) |
| 2010-11 | 1,103 | 59 | 18.7:1 | 44% (483) |
| 2000-01 | 888 | 51 | 17.4:1 | 19% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 680 | 44 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cartersville High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,360 to 1,469); teachers up 47% (65.1 to 95.5).
About Cartersville High School
Cartersville High School is a medium-sized high school for students in Cartersville, Georgia. The school enrolls 1,469 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Georgia is about 1,120, so this school runs 31% above that.
Cartersville High School sits within Cartersville City, which has 4 schools and 4,686 students.
Cartersville High School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 48%. Other students are 24% Hispanic, 20% Black, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Bartow County residents are about 76% White. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 95.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.4:1. That is close to the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Roughly 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 62% for public schools in Bartow County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Cartersville High School is 50.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Bartow County, the median household income is $82,243, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bartow County is home to 23 public schools and about 18,705 public school students.
Cartersville Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles away. The five-mile area around Cartersville High School holds 7 other public schools. Local comparison: Cartersville High School ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 37.2% versus a 41.0% average.
Locale: Suburb: Small. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,488 in 2020-21, 1,469 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 15.4 students per teacher, compared with 20.4 in 2020-21.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Bartow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,113
Census ACS
Median income
$82,243
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
18,705 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cartersville City
- Cartersville Primary SchoolElementary · 1,507 students
- Cartersville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Cartersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
Other schools in Cartersville
- Cartersville Primary SchoolElementary · 1,507 students
- Woodland High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Cartersville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Cass Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
- Hamilton Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- Cloverleaf ElementaryElementary · 646 students
Nearby schools
- Cartersville Elementary School2.0 mi · 629
- Cartersville Middle School3.0 mi · 1,081
- Cloverleaf Elementary3.6 mi · 646
- Emerson Elementary School3.7 mi · 385
- Red Top Middle School3.7 mi · 569
- Woodland High School4.2 mi · 1,456
Frequently asked questions
About Cartersville High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cartersville High School?
Cartersville High School enrolls approximately 1,469 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Cartersville High School serve?
Cartersville High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Cartersville High School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Cartersville High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cartersville High School?
At Cartersville High School, the student body is approximately 48% White, 24% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Cartersville High School public or private?
Cartersville High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cartersville City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.