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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Mt. Zion High School this year?
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Enrollment
496
High
DISTRICT 962 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY·NCES 130084003582
Mt. Zion High School
280 Eureka Church Rd, Carrollton, GA 30117 · (770) 834-6654 · Carroll County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
233 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 74%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
37.2%
GA avg 44.6% . -12.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are down about 12 points since 2021.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
496
+96 (+24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.3:1
% White
61%
was 72%
% Hispanic
16%
was 10%
% Black
15%
was 10%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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%.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,569
Census ACS
Median income
$73,714
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
22,250 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll County
- Villa Rica High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 991 students
- Temple High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- Ithica ElementaryElementary · 809 students
Other schools in Carrollton
- Carrollton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,894 students
- Carrollton High SchoolHigh · 1,859 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
- Carrollton Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,280 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 991 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Zion Elementary School0.4 mi · 640
- Mt. Zion Middle School2.9 mi · 404
- Carrollton Elementary School4.9 mi · 1,894
- Bowdon Middle School5.0 mi · 338
- Carrollton High School5.0 mi · 1,859
- Carrollton Middle School5.1 mi · 1,280
Frequently asked questions
About Mt. Zion High SchoolHow large is Mt. Zion High School?
Mt. Zion High School enrolls approximately 496 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Mt. Zion High School serve?
Mt. Zion High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Mt. Zion High School have?
Mt. Zion High School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mt. Zion High School?
At Mt. Zion High School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 16% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Mt. Zion High School public or private?
Mt. Zion High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carroll County.
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