CCS Ranked #9 on Best School Districts in Georgia List

Cartersville City Schools ranked number 9 out of 178 school districts according to Niche’s 2025 Best School Districts in Georgia.

Niche considers a number of factors including state assessment proficiency, SAT/ACT scores, graduation rates, teacher data measuring absenteeism and teacher salary, economic and racial diversity, and the school environment. Niche’s data is sourced from the Department of Education along with college entrance test and college data.

Cartersville City Schools was also ranked in the following categories:

• #3 of 178 Most Diverse School Districts in Georgia
• #4 of 172 Best School Districts for Athletes in Georgia
• #8 of 178 Best Places to Teach in Georgia

Niche describes CCS as " a highly rated public school district located in Cartersville, GA. It has 4,497 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 18 to 1.”

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