NW Atlanta News

There were 3,227 Hispanic students enrolled in Bartow County school in the 2022-23 school year, 7.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Bartow County welcomed 17,546 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 18.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Bartow County, Cartersville High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 330 students.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

School name	% of Hispanic Students	Total Hispanic Students	Total enrollment
Allatoona Elementary School	40%	158	395
Red Top Middle School	30%	171	573
Kingston Elementary School	25%	134	538
Hamilton Crossing Elementary School	25%	133	535
Cartersville High School	24%	330	1,378
Cartersville Elementary School	23%	217	945
Cass Middle School	23%	203	886
Emerson Elementary School	23%	81	354
Cartersville Primary School	22%	212	964
Cass High School	21%	319	1,520
Cartersville Middle School	21%	215	1,028
Cloverleaf Elementary	19%	117	616
Woodland High School	18%	251	1,396
Mission Road Elementary School	16%	65	408
Woodland Middle School at Euharlee	13%	89	691
White Elementary School	13%	71	551
Taylorsville Elementary School	12%	62	524
Adairsville High School	10%	113	1,137
Adairsville Elementary School	10%	79	790
Adairsville Middle School	9%	75	834
Clear Creek Elementary School	9%	55	619
Euharlee Elementary School	9%	43	486
Pine Log Elementary	9%	34	378