Total enrollment
7,745
-1 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Polk County
Georgia · 7,745 students · 2 cities
Polk County in Georgia runs 11 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 7,745 students (an average of 704 per school).
4-year change in Polk County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Polk County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Georgia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #96 of 160 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,745 | #48 of 172 | #1,217 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #48 of 172 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #157 of 172 | #6,098 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 77.3% | #116 of 172 | #1,392 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #53 of 160 | #1,411 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Polk County
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from Cedartown High School at 48.1% proficient to Van Wert Elementary School at 23.8%, a gap of 24.2 points. That is the 60th widest gap among 107 Georgia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 7,837 to 7,745 students (down 1%) and from 483 to 497 full-time teachers (up 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedartown High School | Cedartown | High | 09-12 | 1,448 |
| Cedartown Middle School | Cedartown | Middle | 06-08 | 997 |
| Rockmart High School | Rockmart | High | 09-12 | 956 |
| Eastside Elementary School | Rockmart | Elementary | PK-05 | 764 |
| Van Wert Elementary School | Rockmart | Elementary | PK-05 | 693 |
| Rockmart Middle School | Rockmart | Middle | 06-08 | 671 |
| Westside Elementary School | Cedartown | Elementary | PK-05 | 588 |
| Cherokee Elementary School | Cedartown | Elementary | PK-05 | 575 |
| Northside Elementary | Cedartown | Elementary | PK-05 | 531 |
| Youngs Grove Elementary School | Cedartown | Elementary | PK-05 | 490 |
| Harpst Academy | Cedartown | Combined | PK-12 | 32 |
About Polk County
Polk County is a small Georgia school district running 11 schools with combined enrollment near 7,745.
On the school-mix side, Polk County is built around 6 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Polk County has remained close to its prior level since SY 2020-21, moving from about 7,746 students to 7,745.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Polk County discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.