Mt. Zion High School

Mt. Zion High School is an intimate four-year high school in Carrollton, Georgia, operated by Carroll County. The school instructs 496 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 56% smaller than the state mean of about 1,120.

Mt. Zion High School is one of 24 schools operated by Carroll County, a district that teaches 16,400 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Mt. Zion High School lists that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 16% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Mt. Zion High School is in the bottom 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 53.1%; Mt. Zion High School posts 38.2%, -14.9 points below that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Carroll County) shows that median household income runs about $73,714, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Carroll County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,250 students), of which Mt. Zion High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mount Zion Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Mt. Zion High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mt. Zion High School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Mt. Zion High School's enrollment has increased 24% since 2018, when it stood at 400 (now 496). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 72% to 61%.

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