Carrollton High School

Carrollton High School operates as a sizable high school in Carrollton, Georgia, overseen by Carrollton City. Current enrollment sits at 1,859 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 66% larger than the state mean of about 1,120.

Within Carrollton City, which oversees 4 schools and 5,850 students, Carrollton High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Carrollton High School reports that the most-represented group is White (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 32% Black, 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 110 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Carrollton High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Carrollton High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.3%; this one delivers 39.0%.

Around the school, census data for Carroll County shows the typical household earns roughly $73,714 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Carrollton High School is one of 28 public schools in Carroll County (combined enrollment of about 22,250 students).

Nearest neighbor: Carrollton Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carrollton High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 48.4%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 15%: 1,610 students in 2018 compared to 1,859 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 47% to 35%.

On this page, members of the Carrollton High School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.