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Carroll County School System

           CARROLL COUNTY'S                                                                                        Speaking of Carroll County . . .


        Talent Pipeline                                                          PUBLIC AND                        “We offer one of the most premier

                                                                                                                   educational opportunities across the state.
                                                                                                                   Our community leaders have joined forces
                                                                               PRIVATE SCHOOLS
                                                                                                                   with our school leadership to invest in our
                                                                           Public, private, pre-K, it really doesn’t make
                                                                                                                   next generation which proves to result in
                                                                           a difference. Students clearly come first
          Carroll County Facts                                             in Carroll County. Parents here have plenty   stronger towns, communities, businesses
                                                                                                                   and families across our county. I am most
          4  National leader for innovative workforce education            of options to pursue the best education   blessed for my children to attend Carroll
            and developmental programs                                     possible for their children. The county has
          4  2020 graduation rates of 95.5% (Carroll County Schools)       two impressive public-school systems,   County Schools and for them
            and 90.7% (Carrollton City Schools)                            one that serves the City of Carrollton and   to grow up in such an
          4  87% of the population hold a high school diploma or higher                                            incredibly great community
          4 60% of local labor force resides in Carroll County             another serving the rest of the county.   within the state of Georgia.”
          4  Labor pool of more than 860,000 from an eight-county, two-state area  Both school systems have exceptional    ~  Bryant Turner,
                                                                           four-year graduation rates that rank them   Carroll County Board of Education
                                                                           well above state and national averages.


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