Polk County
A public school district in Cedartown, Georgia, with 11 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 7,745
- Students enrolled
- 526.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,059.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,543
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 7,745 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,197th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 49th of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 93% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,543 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 30% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Polk County spent $13,543 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,255 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,543 | $106.7 million | 7,878 |
| FY2022 | $12,775 | $100.3 million | 7,854 |
| FY2021 | $11,168 | $86.5 million | 7,746 |
| FY2020 | $10,204 | $82.2 million | 8,054 |
| FY2019 | $9,790 | $77.4 million | 7,908 |
| FY2018 | $9,429 | $73.9 million | 7,837 |
| FY2017 | $9,318 | $72.5 million | 7,780 |
| FY2016 | $9,133 | $71.3 million | 7,804 |
| FY2015 | $8,674 | $67.0 million | 7,725 |
| FY2014 | $8,315 | $64.1 million | 7,709 |
| FY2013 | $8,476 | $64.7 million | 7,631 |
| FY2012 | $8,794 | $65.8 million | 7,478 |
| FY2011 | $8,835 | $67.1 million | 7,598 |
| FY2010 | $8,568 | $64.5 million | 7,533 |
| FY2009 | $8,774 | $65.4 million | 7,454 |
| FY2008 | $9,110 | $67.4 million | 7,395 |
| FY2007 | $8,818 | $63.4 million | 7,192 |
| FY2006 | $7,904 | $55.9 million | 7,075 |
| FY2005 | $7,255 | $51.6 million | 7,112 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $25.0 million | 21.4% |
| State | $59.8 million | 51.4% |
| Local | $31.6 million | 27.2% |
| Total | $116.4 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
11 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Cedartown High School | 1,448 |
| Cedartown Middle School | 997 |
| Cherokee Elementary School | 575 |
| Eastside Elementary School | 764 |
| Harpst Academy | 32 |
| Northside Elementary | 531 |
| Rockmart High School | 956 |
| Rockmart Middle School | 671 |
| Van Wert Elementary School | 693 |
| Westside Elementary School | 588 |
| Youngs Grove Elementary School | 490 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 1304200
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Georgia — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Georgia — A to Z, each with its page.
- Georgia on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved