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South Cobb High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
1920 Clay Rd
Austell, GA 30106
Phone
(770) 819-2611
District
COBB COUNTY
County
COBB COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
2049
Classroom Teachers
125

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.3% of GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S. info

5

(10 is best)

South Cobb High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
43%
46%
46%
38%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 582 28.4%
Grade 10 519 25.3%
Grade 11 479 23.4%
Grade 12 469 22.9%
Total 2049 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 6.9% 36.5% 39.3%
Black 60.9% 32.0% 38.0%
Hispanic 30.5% 24.9% 17.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 6.3% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 67.6% 39.1% 56.4%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 59.4% 34.3% 52.4%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 8.2% 4.8% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 695,966 10,799,566
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,165.9 185
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.1% 20.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.9% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.8% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 12.2% 13.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 259,211 3,861,607
Single Parent Households With Children 9.9% 12.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.9% 87.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 48.8% 32.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.5% 13.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.7% 14.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.2% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.7% 17.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.5% 13.7%
$15,000 or less 5.7% 10.8%

Education Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,073 $791,143,342 56.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $493 $55,144,022 3.9%
Staff $499 $55,815,146 4.0%
General Administration $124 $13,869,896 1.0%
School Administration $651 $72,816,954 5.2%
Operation $649 $72,593,246 5.2%
Transportation $505 $56,486,270 4.0%
Other $275 $30,759,850 2.2%
Total Support $3,196 $357,485,384 25.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,228 $249,210,712 17.8%
Total Expenditures $12,497 $1,397,839,438 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,866 $11,878,675,144 53.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $632 $1,093,759,348 4.9%
Staff $573 $991,571,700 4.5%
General Administration $152 $263,420,257 1.2%
School Administration $723 $1,251,357,017 5.7%
Operation $860 $1,487,787,082 6.7%
Transportation $551 $953,843,070 4.3%
Other $393 $679,679,981 3.1%
Total Support $3,885 $6,721,757,371 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,024 $3,501,965,050 15.8%
Total Expenditures $12,776 $22,102,367,644 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%