Mt. Zion Middle School

Mt. Zion Middle School operates as a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Carrollton, Georgia, run under Carroll County. Current enrollment sits at 404 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 763 students per school, that is 47% below typical.

Carroll County runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 16,400 students. Mt. Zion Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Mt. Zion Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school shows 18% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting Mt. Zion Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 48% of students at Mt. Zion Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mt. Zion Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 52.8%; Mt. Zion Middle School posts 34.8%, -18.0 points below that line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Carroll County put median household earnings sit near $73,714, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Carroll County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,250 students), of which Mt. Zion Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Mt. Zion High School, roughly 2.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mt. Zion Middle School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 51.6%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Mt. Zion Middle School's enrollment has rose 27% since 2018, when it stood at 319 (now 404). The White share of enrollment contracted from 74% to 60% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.