Polk County School District enrolled 7,400 students in the 2024-25 school year, 1.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.
Of all students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year, 50% were female, and 50% were male.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 54% of the Polk County School District’s total enrollment.
Polk County School District roughly covers 11 schools within Polk County and has a main office in Cedartown.
Among the 11 schools in the district, Cedartown High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,439 students in the 2024-25 school year.
More than 1.7 million students were enrolled in Georgia’s public schools, according to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. Enrollment was highest in elementary grades, with 787,206 students (45.9%), followed by middle school with 388,733 students (22.7%), and high school with 539,092 students (31.4%).
| School name | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | Total Enrollment in 2024-25 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedartown High School | 1,488 | 1,439 | -3.3% |
| Cedartown Middle School | 1,006 | 1,008 | 0.2% |
| Cherokee Elementary School | 545 | 501 | -8.1% |
| Eastside Elementary School | 708 | 684 | -3.4% |
| Harpst Academy | 12 | 31 | 158.3% |
| Northside Elementary School | 472 | 492 | 4.2% |
| Rockmart High School | 968 | 943 | -2.6% |
| Rockmart Middle School | 666 | 661 | -0.8% |
| Van Wert Elementary School | 590 | 604 | 2.4% |
| Westside Elementary School | 579 | 545 | -5.9% |
| Youngs Grove Elementary School | 469 | 471 | 0.4% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Georgia Department of Education. The source data can be found here.
