Central Elementary School

Central Elementary School is a well-populated elementary campus in Carrollton, Georgia, part of Carroll County. The school teaches 991 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 64% above typical.

Across the 24 schools in Carroll County (16,400 students total), Central Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Central Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Carroll County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Central Elementary School lists 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Central Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.0%.

In the area at large, census data for Carroll County shows median household income runs about $73,714, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Carroll County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,250 students), of which Central Elementary School is one.

Central Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Central Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Central Elementary School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 48.4%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 10%: 1,104 students in 2018 compared to 991 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 14% to 9% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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