📍 1590 Bill Murdock Rd, Marietta, Cobb County, 30062
Walton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Marietta, Cobb County. The school has 2,646 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cobb County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 137 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 66% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 18 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walton High School enrolls 2,646 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 137 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 22% Asian and 7.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,611 | 61% |
| Asian | 586 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 209 | 7.9% |
| Black or African American | 142 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 94 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
100 of the school's 2,646 students (3.8%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 70 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Walton High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 45.
Walton High School is one of 110 schools in Cobb County, based in Marietta, Georgia. The district serves 105,738 students district-wide and employs 7,408 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,646 students, Walton High School is larger than the district average of about 961 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large