📍 990 Cartersville Hwy, Rockmart, Polk County, 30153
Rockmart High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rockmart, Polk County. The school has 950 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rockmart High School enrolls 950 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 17% Black or African American and 6.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 671 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 163 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 6.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
741 of the school's 950 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 741 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rockmart High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 16.
Rockmart High School is one of 11 schools in Polk County, based in Cedartown, Georgia. The district serves 7,745 students district-wide and employs 558 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 950 students, Rockmart High School is larger than the district average of about 704 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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