Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Whitesburg

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Sargent Historic DistrictSargent Historic District · Photo: Rampway · CC BY-SA 3.0
Schools in Whitesburg

Whitesburg’s public schools

Carroll County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whitesburg. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/13schools above Georgia’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Georgia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 15% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.9
GA 14.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
9,015 students on the public path
In brief

Whitesburg’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Whitesburg’s 13 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s 2,141 public schools. Central Middle School places highest (better than 85%); KidsPeace lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Whitesburg, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Whitesburg Elementary SchoolCarroll County School DistrictA−
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Carroll County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Carroll County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 24 schools · 16,400 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$13,430GA $15,800 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 39.6% · 7890 students tested
Math47%
State average 37.4% · 8104 students tested

Whitesburg vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Whitesburg’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Whitesburg—Carroll County

Every school in Whitesburg

13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Whitesburgby address
Whitesburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
517 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Whitesburgin other towns
KidsPeace
Grades 4–12 · Bowdon
D
50 studentsRate it →
Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Carrollton
A
1,009 students15:1Rate it →
Bay Springs Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Villa Rica
B+
723 students13:1Rate it →
Temple Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Temple
B
682 students16:1Rate it →
Villa Rica Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Temple
B−
481 students15:1Rate it →
Mt. Zion Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Carrollton
B
404 students15:1Rate it →
Bowdon Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bowdon
A−
338 students15:1Rate it →
Villa Rica High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Villa Rica
C+
1,681 students20:1Rate it →
Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carrollton
B+
1,338 students20:1Rate it →
Temple High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Temple
C
868 students20:1Rate it →
Mt. Zion High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carrollton
B−
496 students17:1Rate it →
Bowdon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bowdon
B−
428 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Whitesburg’s schools

Are Whitesburg’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Whitesburg. Carroll County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whitesburg. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 13 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Whitesburg in?

Carroll County School District.

Where do Whitesburg kids go to high school?

One of six high schools, depending on your address: Villa Rica High School, Central High School, Temple High School, Mt. Zion High School, Bowdon High School and KidsPeace.

Parents talk

What Whitesburg families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Whitesburg → They have their own page.

School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.