Coweta County Schools

Total employees: 3,100

1,700 certified employees (25% with 20-plus years experience; 65% with a Master’s Degree or higher) 1,400 classified employees (including school nurses, cafeteria, transportation, technology, and others)

Transportation - 281 buses routes transporting 15,000 students daily
Average daily travel - 15,000 miles; 2,700,000 miles annually
School Nutrition - 29 cafeterias serving 4,000 breakfasts daily and 14,000 lunches daily; 3,240,000 total meals annually2010-11 Budget
Operational Budget (2010-11) - $165,674,469
Per-Pupil Expenditure (2010-11) - $7,783.46
Millage rate (FY 2010-11) - 18.59 mills (0 mills for bonded debt)
The Board of Education has maintained this rate since 2004

Fast facts:

31 Schools: 19 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 3 traditional high schools, 1 career academy charter high school, 1 middle and 1 high school alternative program.

Enrollment: Approximately 22,500 students.

Growth: 1.8% annually (from 2008-2011); 4.1% annually (from 1990-2007). Approximately 6,000 students were added to enrollment in the last ten years, from 16,800 in 2001 to 22,500 in 2011. Even during recent slower-growth periods, enrollment grew by 1,200 students 2007-2010. The highest portion of growth during those years has been among the high-school-age population.

Centre for Performing and Visual Arts