Cobb County School District
| Cobb County School District | |
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| Address | |
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514 Glover Avenue Southeast Marietta, Georgia 30060-2750 United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°56′19″N 84°32′16″W / 33.938658°N 84.537803°WCoordinates: 33°56′19″N 84°32′16″W / 33.938658°N 84.537803°W |
| Information | |
| Motto | "A Community With A Passion For Learning" |
| Superintendent | Chris Ragsdale |
| Faculty | 13, 371 |
| Grades | Pre-school – 12 |
| Enrollment | 111, 751 |
| Accreditations |
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Georgia Accrediting Commission |
| Telephone | (770) 426-3300 |
| Website | http://www.cobbk12.org |
The Cobb County School District is the county government agency which operates public schools in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. The school district includes all of Cobb County except for the Marietta City Schools. It is the second-largest school system in Georgia (behind only Gwinnett County Public Schools) and among the largest in the United States, with a 2014 enrollment of 111,751. It has 13,371 employees, 7,103 of whom are teachers. The district is the county’s largest employer and one of the largest in the US (at least in school systems). All Cobb County schools are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and the district is among the first to have earned district-wide accreditation.
As a body created under provisions of the Georgia's constitution, the Cobb County Board of Education has full authority to control and manage the public schools within the county, excluding any independent school system now in existence within the county.
As of January 2017, the board members of the Cobb County Board of Education of the Cobb County School District are as follows:
The Board manages a FY2017 General Fund Operating Budget of $986 million.
The district administers these 16 public high schools:
Sprayberry was originally at what is now the Walker School.
Cobb County School District is served by H.A.V.E.N. Academy, part of the Georgia Network of Educational and Therapeutic Support. In addition to supporting satellite classes at several district schools, H.A.V.E.N. has two dedicated facilities.
The original Clarkdale Elementary School was a Cobb County school that opened in the 1960s and closed on September 21, 2009, due to the massive flooding in Georgia that day, which submerged the school to the ceiling in the waters of nearby Noses Creek. Despite being built outside the 100-year flood plain, water rose ankle-deep on the grounds as the children were being evacuated.
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