📍 4770 Lee Waters Rd, Marietta, Cobb County, 30066
Kell High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Marietta, Cobb County. The school has 1,506 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cobb County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 93.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kell High School enrolls 1,506 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 93.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 24% Black or African American and 22% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 700 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 363 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 325 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 38 | 2.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
479 of the school's 1,506 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 352 qualify for free lunch and 127 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.
Kell High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 46.
Kell 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 1,506 students, Kell 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