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Much of the school system’s suc-
cess can be attributed directly to the
stability and high-level leadership of
the school board and superintendent’s
office. Over the years, many board
members have served for decades
and current chairman, Dr. James C.
Pope, elected to his ninth consecutive
term in 2015, is the longest-serving
member in the board’s history. The su-
perintendent’s office has been just as
steady as Dr. Mark Albertus, named
to this post earlier this year, is only the
seventh since World War II.
In 2014, Carrollton City Schools
successfully petitioned the Georgia
Department of Education to become
a charter school system. The result-
ing union means all Carrollton City
schools will have more flexibility to
be innovative while at the same time
being held to a higher standard of
academic performance – a win-win for
the Carrollton City School System and
the families it serves.
The school system not only serves the
children of Carrollton, but others who
may enroll as non-resident, tuition-
paying students. In fact, roughly a
third of the system’s enrollment is
made up of these students who have
opted to become part of the tradition
of excellence the school system has
enjoyed for more than a century. To
learn more about enrollment criteria,
contact the district office at 770-832-
9633 or visit the system’s district web-
site:
www.carrolltoncityschools.net.
Among the school system’s amenities
is a centralized 130-acre campus that
houses four schools serving about
5,000 students: Carrollton High School
(9-12), Carrollton Junior High (7-8),
Carrollton Middle School (4-6) and
Carrollton Elementary (PreK-3). A non-
traditional program that serves older
students, the Carrollton City Schools
Performance Learning Center, is
The Carrollton City School System is one of only 21 city school districts in Georgia – and one of the oldest. Estab-
lished in 1886, the district’s history is rich and broad, with a well-established tradition of excellence that consistently
produces high-level educational opportunities, creating a quality public school community that meets the intellec-
tual, physical, social and emotional needs of all students.
Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles
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Hollis Hudson, a kindergartner in CES Teacher of the Year
Amy Ware’s class, concentrates hard to finish his worksheet.