Total enrollment
31,426
+2,001 (+7%) vs SY 2017-18
Paulding County
Georgia · Public K-12
Paulding County, Georgia hosts 34 public K-12 schools and around 31,426 students, averaging roughly 924 per campus. Paulding County Public Schools runs the largest share. By grade band, the county runs 19 elementary, 10 middle, and 5 high schools.
7-year change in Paulding County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
34
+1 (+3%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
46%
was 61%
% Hispanic
14%
was 9%
% Black
32%
was 24%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Schools
34
1 districts
Enrollment
31,426
NCES CCD
Median income
$98,031
Above Georgia avg
Free/reduced lunch
51.2%
Below Georgia avg
Elementary
19
13,646 students
Middle
10
7,340 students
High
5
10,440 students
Combined / other
0
schools
LARGEST DISTRICT
Paulding County Public Schools
31,426 students · 1 district in Paulding County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Paulding County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
29.5%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
5.1%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
4.5%
civilian labor
Median age
37
25.5% under 18
Test scores in Paulding County
Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 28 schools ranked. Georgia state average: 40.1%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
- Allgood Elementary School· 24.8%
- Bessie L. Baggett Elementary· 24.9%
- Hiram Elementary School· 28.0%
- Dallas Elementary School· 28.8%
- Herschel Jones Middle School· 29.2%
Cities in Paulding County
About Paulding County
In Georgia, Paulding County is a moderately sized county of about 178,909 residents. 34 public schools across the county educates about 31,426 students between them.
Zooming out, census numbers show median household income runs near $98,031, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate is around 5%. That income level is 56% meaningfully above the Georgia median.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Paulding County covers 19 elementary schools (13,646 students), 10 middle schools (7,340), and 5 high schools (10,440).
The largest single district in Paulding County is Paulding County Public Schools, which alone enrolls about 31,426 students.
Trend over the past 7 years. Total public-school enrollment in Paulding County has climbed 7% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 29,425 students to 31,426. Over that span, Paulding County gained 1 school, going from 33 to 34. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 61% to 46% over the same window.
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Paulding County school rankings
DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data