Marietta City Schools

School District Profile

Address Information

Marietta City Schools
Central Office
250 Howard Street
Marietta, GA 30060
Tel: 770-422-3500
Fax: 770-425-4095
www.marietta-city.org

Founded

The Marietta City Schools system was created in February 1892, when 382 Marietta citizens cast votes in favor of a public school system for the city. The school bell rang for the first time on September 5, 1892, as 733 students attended class in four different locations. Joseph F. Stewart was the system's first superintendent.

School Board
Ward 1 - Logan Weber
Ward 2 - N. Tony Fasola
Ward 3 - Randy Weiner, Chair
Ward 4 - Jill C. Mutimer
Ward 5 - Stuart Fleming
Ward 6 - Tom Cheater
Ward 7 - Irene H. Berens, Vice-Chair		 Administrative Team and District Departments
Dr. Emily Lembeck, Superintendent
Dr. Debra Pickett, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction
Preston Howard, Assistant Superintendent for Operations and Policy Development
Dr. Donna Ryan, Assistant Superintendent for Special Services and Assessment
Danny Smith, Director of Maintenance and Support Services
Judith Gann, Director of Human Resources
Thomas Algarin, Director of Communications

Number of Schools
Marietta City Schools (MCS) serve some 8,000 students at eight elementary choice schools—one of which is a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Magnet—one middle school, one sixth-grade school, and one high school. MCS serves approximately 8,000 students at small neighborhood schools with the dynamics of an urban school district.

MCS Schools:
Elementary: 7
Middle: 1
Sixth Grade: 1
High School: 1
Magnet (Elementary): 1
Alternative: 1

Student Enrollment: 7,811 (FY09)
Pupil/Teacher ratio avg: 20:1
Per-pupil expenditures: $9,601

Employees
1218, including 718 certified personnel (of which 601 are teachers)
100% Highly Qualified teachers (NCLB)

Honors & Distinctions

  • One of Georgia’s first Charter Systems – June 2008
  • International Baccalaureate (IB) World School District
  • Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
  • Four Georgia Schools of Excellence
  • One National School of Excellence