Cobb County

Across the wide-reaching Georgia county of Cobb County of about 775,208 residents, the public-school footprint covers 129 schools and about 116,609 students.

Zooming out, census numbers show the median household earns about $102,738 a year, about 51% of adults have a bachelor's degree or above, and the federal-poverty share is near 6%. That income level is 64% meaningfully above the Georgia median.

For a sense of the school types, Cobb County spans 78 elementary schools (50,523 students), 29 middle schools (26,570), 20 high schools (38,664), and 2 combined or other schools.

The largest single district in Cobb County is Cobb County Public Schools, which alone enrolls about 105,738 students.

Over the past 7-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 116,609 students, shrank 4% from the 121,572 reported in SY 2017-18. The school count climbed from 124 to 129 across the same 7-year window. Demographically, the White share of enrollment declined from 36% to 31%.

Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Cobb County discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.