Carrollton City School District

The Carrollton City School District is a public school district in Carroll County, Georgia, United States, based in and serving the city of Carrollton.

Carrollton City School District
Address
106 Trojan Drive
Carrollton
, Georgia, 30117-4327
United States
Coordinates33.5669375°N 85.0793125°W / 33.5669375; -85.0793125[1]
District information
Motto"The Gold Standard"
GradesPre-school - 12
EstablishedNovember 26, 1886 (1886-11-26)[2][3]
SuperintendentDr. Mark Albertus
Accreditation(s)Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Georgia Accrediting Commission
NCES District ID1300870[4]
Students and staff
Students5,495 (2021-2022)[4]
Teachers314.70 (FTE)[4]
Student–teacher ratio17.46[4]
District mascotTrojans
ColorsBlack and gold   
Other information
Telephone(770) 832-9633
Websitewww.carrolltoncityschools.net

History
Main article: Carrollton High School (Carrollton, Georgia) § History

Schools

The Carrollton City School District has one lower elementary school, an upper elementary school, a junior high school, and a high school.[5]

Elementary school
  • Carrollton Elementary School

Upper elementary school
  • Carrollton Upper Elementary School

Junior high school
  • Carrollton Junior High School

High school

Awards

The Carrollton Board of Education has won the Exemplary Board of Achievement award for six consecutive years by the Georgia School Boards Association.[6]

Campus

All four schools, athletic fields, and additional facilities including the performing arts center and school board office are located together on a unified 130-acre campus at the intersections of Ben Scott Boulevard, Tom Reeve Drive, and Trojan Drive.

Grisham Stadium
Main article: Grisham Stadium

Grisham Stadium serves as the main home field for many athletic teams in the school district.

Mabry Arts Center

The Mabry Arts Center opened in 2010 and serves as a multi-purpose theater for school concerts, plays, musicals, visual art exhibitions, and additional community meetings.

Pope-McGinnis Student Activity Center

The Student Activity Center was built in 2019 to accommodate various athletic needs of the district. The facility houses an auxiliary basketball court, weightlifting room and the only regulation-sized indoor football field in the state of Georgia.[7][8]

References
  1. "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  2. Carrollton City Schools - History Archived 2010-07-03 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  3. Denney, Ken. "Memorial to city's educational leader sits in obscurity". Times-Georgian. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  4. "Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for Carrollton City". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  5. "Schools in Carrollton City". Georgia Board of Education. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  6. "Carrollton school board named exemplary". Times-Georgian. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  7. "NEW POPE-McGINNIS CENTER SHOWCASED TO PRIVATE DONORS". Gradick Communications LLC. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  8. "Carrollton High School Builds State-of-the-Art Sports Facility". blog.sportsturf.net. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
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