The Cobb County School District (CCSD) is the second largest school system in Georgia and the 23rd largest in the nation. It serves 105,738 students with 112 schools, including 66 elementary schools, 26 middle schools, 17 high schools, one charter school, one special education center and one adult education center.
Our mission is One Team, One Goal: Student Success.
Our vision is a school district of excellence where all students succeed.
- Read our District Fact Sheet for 2026
- Review the District Direction for Continuous Improvement in Cobb
- Review the District 5-Year Accreditation Report
- Review the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement Report Card for CCSD and individual CCSD schools
Student, School & Staff Data
Students
Enrollment
- 105,738*
- 2nd largest district in Georgia
- 23rd largest in United States
Source: Georgia DOE October 2025 FTE Count
Student Demographics
- White - 32.7%
- Black - 29.3%
- Hispanic - 26.5%
- Asian - 6.1%
- Other - 5.9%
Source: Georgia DOE October 2025 FTE Count
Graduation Rate
- 89.2%
Source: GaDOE 2025
Percentage of Students Qualifying for Free/Reduced Lunch
- 51.88%
Source: GaDOE November 2025 FRL
Transiency Rate
- 16.65%
Source: CCSD internal report as of 5/20/2026
Schools
Total number of schools - 112
- Elementary Schools – 66
- Middle Schools - 26
- High Schools - 17
- Special Education Centers - 1
- Adult Education Center - 1
- South Cobb Early Learning Center - 1
CCSD also has 7 high school magnet programs for advanced studies including:
- Campbell High School International Baccalaureate Program
- Cobb Innovation & Technology Academy
- Kennesaw Mountain High School Academy of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
- North Cobb School for International Studies
- Pebblebrook High School Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts
- South Cobb High School Academy of Research and Medical Sciences
- Wheeler HS Center for Advanced Studies in Science, Mathematics, & Technology
- 48 Cobb County STEM Certified Schools/Programs
- 9 Cobb County STEAM Certified Schools/Programs
- 12 Cognia STEM Certified Schools/Programs
Faculty & Staff
The Cobb County School District is the largest employer in Cobb County.
Note: 78% of Cobb Teachers have earned advanced degrees.
| As of 7/21/2026 | Count | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Classroom Teachers | 5,765 | FTE |
| Special Education Teachers | 1,259 | FTE |
| School Counselors | 293 | FTE |
| School Social Workers | 37 | FTE |
| School Psychologists | 52 | FTE |
| Media Specialists | 108 | FTE |
| Paraprofessionals | 1,112 | FTE |
| School Nurses | 121 | FTE |
| School Administrators | 351 | FTE |
| Maintenance, Operations | 907 | FTE |
| Cafeteria, Food Service* | 440 | FTE |
| Public Safety Staff | 82 | FTE |
| School Support, Other Staff | 1,509 | FTE |
| Bus Drivers, Transportation | 916 | EMP |
| Other Jobs | 4,230 | FTE |
| Grand Total | 17,182 |
Count Unit: FTE - Sum of FTE by job | EMP - Sum of Employees who work less than a full day counted by person.
| Total | Full | Part | Temp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified | 8,573 | 8,454 | 103 | 16 |
| Non-Certified | 8,609 | 3,120 | 1,175 | 4,314 |
| 17,182 | 11,574 | 1,278 | 4,330 |
*Additional workers assist with Cafeteria Meal Service as a second job.
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Updates in: Academic Success and Progress
- Once again, Cobb students graduated at a higher rate than the prior graduating class and their peers across the state. In 2025, the Cobb County School District graduation rate increased to 89.2%, topping Georgia’s graduation rate of 87.2 by 2 percentage points. Read more: Record Breaking! Cobb Schools Sees Highest Graduation Rate of All Time.
- The Cobb Class of 2026 included more than 8,700 graduates who earned more than $160 million in scholarships, completed 223,000+ hours of community service, and are pursuing bright futures through college, military service, careers, and other postsecondary opportunities. The Class of 2026 also earned 19 Ivy League acceptances, nearly 300 college athletic commitments, and nine appointments to U.S. Military Academies, demonstrating the many pathways to success available to Cobb students. Read more: Congrats, Class of 2026! Big Dreams, Bright Futures and Record Scholarships Earned.
- With an average composite score of 1,116 out of a possible 1,600, Cobb students posted the highest SAT performance among metro Atlanta school districts in 2025. The District’s average increased 11 points from 2024 and exceeded Georgia’s average of 1,038 by 78 points and the national average of 1,029 by 87 points. Read more: Best in the Metro: Cobb Students' SAT Scores Once Again Stand Out.
- Cobb students continued to outperform their peers across Georgia and the nation on the ACT. In 2025, they earned an average ACT composite score of 23.7 out of 36, up from 22.8 in 2024. That score was 2.3 points above Georgia’s average of 21.4 and 4.3 points higher than the national average of 19.4, ranking Cobb No. 1 among Metro Atlanta school districts. Read more: #1 In the Metro: Cobb Schools Posts Top ACT Scores Once Again.
- Georgia Milestones results also highlight the academic excellence of Cobb County School District students, who scored above the state average in every tested grade level and subject in 2025. Cobb also ranked among the top-performing metro Atlanta school districts, finishing #1 in American Literature, middle school mathematics, Algebra, Biology, and U.S. History, while securing a top-three performance across all 20 Georgia Milestones assessments. Adding to that success, Cobb led all metro districts for math and social studies (Levels 2–4), with social studies leads surpassing 23 percentage points. Read more: Cobb Students Score Higher Than State Average in Every Subject and Grade.
Cobb County: A Thriving Metro Atlanta Community
- Located immediately northwest of Atlanta, Cobb County has a population of 755,754 making it Georgia's third most-populous county.
- 42.2% of residents 25 and older have earned bachelor’s degrees or higher.
- Cobb has a self-contained public transportation system and is trisected by three major interstates. The business and shopping districts feature the Galleria Centre and Cumberland Mall in the south, and Town Center Mall to the north.
- Established in 1834, Marietta is the hub of Cobb County and is a vibrant city with a bustling downtown square, historic neighborhoods and an extensive parks and recreation system.
- Hundreds of businesses are based in Cobb County, including Fortune 500 companies Lockheed Martin, The Home Depot and IBM.
- Cobb is home to Kennesaw State University one of the state’s fastest-growing public universities.
- With venues such as the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, two Six Flags theme parks, and Fifth Third Bank Stadium at KSU, a variety of cultural, recreational and sporting events take place in Cobb year-round. The Atlanta Braves baseball club joined the community in 2017. The new stadium is located in south Cobb County.
Performing and Visual Arts
NAMM Foundation & American Music Conference named Cobb among the Best Communities for Music Education 23 times.
- 32,000+ middle and high school students are enrolled in band, chorus, orchestra, general music, music technology, AP music theory, piano, and guitar, as well as theatre and dance courses.
- All elementary students receive music instruction (over 46,000).
- All high schools offer band, chorus, orchestra, and theatre programs.
- More than 200 state and national Invitational Band, Chorus, and Orchestra Concert Performances
- Magnet program at Pebblebrook High School within the Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts (CCCEPA) offers specialized instruction in voice, drama, dance, and musical theatre. Sonic Edge, the award-winning a cappella group from Pebblebrook High School, has won the International Championship of High School A Cappella for the second consecutive year. (2025)
The Cobb County Visual Arts Program empowers all learners as creators and communicators through the visual arts.
- 20,000+ students are enrolled in visual arts elective programs: middle school art, 8th grade advanced art, high school visual arts courses including AP Drawing, AP 2D Design, AP 3D Design, and AP Art History.
- All elementary students receive visual arts instruction (over 46,000).
- Participation in over 300 art exhibits and contests at the local, state, and national level
- Collaboration with community artists, local museums and galleries, and area universities.
Nearly 1,500 Cobb seniors received Fine Arts Diploma Seals in 2025. Requirements include pathway completion in music, dance, theatre, or visual arts, fine arts community service, and performance and exhibition commitments.
- 7 elementary schools have received Cobb Arts Integration Certification.
- 3 elementary schools have received the GaDOE Creative Schools Award.
Athletics & Activities
Cobb County Schools offer a variety of extracurricular activities at all grade levels and competitive interscholastic athletics programs for high school students. Cobb prep sports teams and student groups have won these recent accolades at the state, regional, or national levels:
- 49 combined team and individual state championships this year while also seeing 8 other teams making it to the title game before finishing as the runner-up.
- Pope High School our 5A Girls Director’s Cup Winner. The school won state championships in girls' cross country, flag football, volleyball and girls track and field. This is Pope’s 1st girl’s directors cup win.
- Walton High School for the Girls, Boys and Overall Winner. The school won state championships in baseball and girls' soccer. This is Walton’s 10th girl's directors cup win and 2nd in a row, its 2nd boys win and 10th overall classification win and 2nd in a row.
- CCSD had 303 student-athletes commit to play their respective sports at the next level. 34 states and Washington D.C and 172 colleges and universities were represented
- Positive athlete: 1,379 nominations—more than any other district in Georgia.
