📍 1920 Clay Rd, Austell, Cobb County, 30106
South Cobb High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Austell, Cobb County. The school has 2,127 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cobb County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 124.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Cobb High School enrolls 2,127 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 124.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Black or African American, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,217 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 690 | 32% |
| White | 146 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 25 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,425 of the school's 2,127 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,174 qualify for free lunch and 251 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.
South Cobb High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-60, state senate district 33, state house district 38.
South Cobb 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 2,127 students, South Cobb 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
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