The FactsPopulation: 657,583
Property tax per $1000:
$29.87 unincorporated;
$37.32 in Acworth;
$30.34 in Austell;
$35.02 in Cumberland;
$36.62 in Kennisaw;
$39.97 in Marietta;
$36.37 in Powder Springs;
$36.92 in Smyrna
Average cost of all homes: $158.000
Average cost of new home: $228.650
Tax Commissioner: 770.528.8600
www.co.cobb.ga.us With an environment that contributes to new and existing growth, Cobb is one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation.
The county is a major employment center with a strong, diversified economy. The largest number of jobs is in the service sector, followed by retail trade; Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems Company is the county’s largest private employer. An increasing percentage of Cobb’s service and retail jobs are tourism-related. Three of the Southeast’s largest theme amusement parks are located in Cobb: Six Flags, White Water and American Adventures.
Growing numbers of the nation’s largest companies have operations in the prestigious “Platinum Triangle,” 20 million square feet of urban office space in the Galleria area at the intersection of I-75 and I-285. An extension of high-quality commercial and retail offices is situated in Vinings Overlook and Cumberland Parkway. The Cobb Galleria Centre is a $40 million convention and exhibit facility. In south Cobb there exists another corridor of growth with high-volume warehousing, distribution and manufacturing.
A sales tax funded transportation program has yielded more than $1.5 billion dollars in improvements. Cobb Community Transit, a public bus system, began offering service in 1989, and opened its new and improved main operations, maintenance, and administration facilities off the South Marietta Parkway in May 2001.
Two public school systems serve Cobb County, one for the county proper and one for the city of Marietta. Both rank near the top in the state, and schools in both systems score at or above the national level on standard tests. There are also strong private schools, two technical institutions, two public senior colleges and three private colleges.
The county has a variety of housing. East Cobb is known for its affluent subdivisions, with the west side being popular among first-time buyers because it offers “a lot of house for the money.” Acworth, Powder Springs and Austell are still small towns with the advantage of urban environs. Smyrna is the second largest city in Cobb County with over 40,999 people, beautiful neighborhoods and more.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
www.cobb.k12.ga.us
Board of Education
superintendent@cobbk12.org
770-426-3300
By law children must be five years old on or before September 1 to enter kindergarten and six years old on or before September 1 to enter the first grade. You will need the following documentation for your kindergarten or first-grade child: a certified birth certificate from your state department of vital statistics; a vision, hearing and dental screening from a family practitioner or local health clinic; immunization records on Georgia State Form 3032.
The HOPE Scholarship Program
The Georgia Student Finance Commission handles all matters pertaining to the HOPE Scholarship Program and the PROMISE Teacher Scholarship Program. For more information, visit the Student Finance Commission at www.gsfc.org. For more information, contact the Student Finance Commission at:
Georgia Student Finance Commission
2082 East Exchange Place
Tucker, GA 30084
770-724-9000
| Elementary schools | 64 | | Middle schools | 21 | | High schools | 14 | | Special learning center | 3 | | Alternative | 1 | | Transitional | 2 | | | | Pupil/Teacher ratio avg. | 15:1 | | Per-pupil expenditures. | $6,520 |
School and bus assignment information:
678-594-8000
Avg. SAT Scores (Note: most students take the SAT whether they go on to higher education or not.) | | Verbal | Math | | Cobb Co. | 515 | 517 | | Georgia | 486 | 489 | | National | 500 | 512 |
Avg. Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) Scores | 3rd Grade | Cobb | Georgia | | Reading | 55% | 45% | | Math | 48% | 42% | | 8th Grade | | | | Reading | 61% | 48% | | Math | 49% | 42% | | Language | 66% | 53% | | Soc. Studies | 56% | 47% | | Science | 56% | 46% |
MARIETTA CITY SCHOOLS
www.marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Board of Education
hbarnett@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
770-422-3500
| Elementary schools | 6 | | Middle schools | 1 | | High schools | 1 | | | | Pupil/Teacher ratio avg. | 12:1 | | Per-pupil expenditures. | $7,273 |
School and bus assignment information:
770-429-3110
Avg. SAT Scores (Note: most students take the SAT whether they go on to higher education or not.) | | Verbal | Math | | Marietta City | 511 | 522 | | Georgia | 486 | 489 | | National | 500 | 512 |
Avg. Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) Scores | 3rd Grade | City | Georgia | | Reading | 38% | 45% | | Math | 33% | 42% | | 8th Grade | | | | Reading | 40% | 48% | | Math | 38% | 42% | | Language | 48% | 53% | | Soc. Studies | 42% | 47% | | Science | 37% | 46% |
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Listed below are the private schools in Cobb County with enrollments of 100 or more. Admissions requirements, testing and tuition vary with each school. Check with the school for further details.
Carman Adventist School
1330 North Cobb Parkway
Marietta, GA 30062
770-424-0606
Enrollment: 115
Grades K–8
Covenant Christian
3130 Atlanta Road
Smyrna, GA 30080
770-435-1596
Enrollment: 96
Grades: K–12th
Covered Bridge Montessori
3941 Covered Bridge Place
Smyrna, GA 30082
770-434-3181
Enrollment: 165
Age 2–6
Cumberland Christian Academy
2356 Clay Road
Austell, GA 30106
770-819-6443
Enrollment: 475
Grades: K3-12th
Four campuses
Dominion Christian High School
4607 Burnt Hickory Road
Marietta, GA 30064
770-420-2153
Enrollment: 197
Grades: 9–12th
Eastside Christian
2450 Lower Roswell Road
Marietta, GA 30068
770-971-2332
Enrollment: 500
Grades: K-8th
Faith Lutheran School
2111 Lower Roswell Road
Marietta, GA 30068
770-973-8921
Enrollment: 175
Grades: Pre School
2yrs old–8th
First Baptist Preschool
1275 Church Street
Smyrna, GA 30080
770-435-3549
Enrollment: 200
Grades: 12 mo.-Kindergarten; parent’s morning out, 12-24
John Knox Presbyterian Preschool
505 Powers Ferry Road
Marietta, GA 30067
770-973-5050
Enrollment: 100
Grades: Infants–PreK
Mount Bethel Christian Academy
4385 Lower Roswell Road
Marietta, GA 30068
770-971-2880
Enrollment:
Pre School: 410
Academy: 165
Grades: K-7th
Mount Paran Christian School
1275 Stanley Road
Kennesaw GA 30152
770-578-0182
Enrollment: 850
Grades: PreK3–12th
North Cobb Christian School
4500 Lakeview Drive
Kennesaw, GA 30144
770-975-0252
Enrollment: 950
Grades: K4–12th
Roswell Street Baptist Christian School
774 Roswell Street
Marietta, GA 30060
770-424-9824
Enrollment: 185
Grades K–7th
Shiloh Hills Christian
260 Hawkins Store Road
Kennesaw, GA 30144
770-926-7729
Enrollment: 525
Grades: PreK–12th
Shreiner Academy
1340 Terrell Mill Road SE
Marietta, GA 30067
770-953-1340
Enrollment: 270
Grades: Age 2–8th
St. Joseph Catholic
81 Lacy Street
Marietta, GA 30060
770-428-3328
www.stjosephschool.org
Enrollment: 473
Grades: K–8th
The Walker School
700 Cobb Pkway N
Marietta, GA 30062
770-427-2689
Enrollment: 1,034
Grades: PreK4–12th
Trinity Chapel Academy
4665 Macland Road
Powder Springs, GA 30127
678-831-1062
Enrollment: 286
Grades: K–8th
Whitefield Academy
One Whitefield Drive
Mableton, GA 30126
678-305-3000
Enrollment: 400
Grades: K-12
www.whitefieldacademy.com
Wood Acres Country Day
1772 Johnson Ferry Road
Marietta, GA 30062
770-971-1880
Enrollment: 550
Grades: Age 2–5th
Youth Christian School
4967 Brownsville Road
Powder Springs, GA 30127
770-943-1394
Enrollment: 245
Grades: 7th–12th
SPECIAL SCHOOLS
Also See Fulton and DeKalb Special Schools
The Adaptive Learning Center
2509 Post Oak Tritt Road
Marietta, GA 30062
770-509-3909
Therapy and preschool programs for developmentally disabled and physically challenged, ages birth–six years, and outpatients. Speech, physical and occupational therapy, and special education.
Devereux Center
1291 Stanley Road NW
Kennesaw, GA 30152
770-427-0147
Enrollment: 130
Grades: 6th-12th
Special education and learning disorders.
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
Chattahoochee Technical College
980 S. Cobb Drive
Marietta, GA 30060
Admissions: 770-528-4545 or 770-528-4500
www.chattcollege.com
Continuing Education: 770-528-4550
Enrollment: 4,500
Degrees: Associates and diplomas in all programs. Certification prep courses, vocational, technical and business.
DeVry University Center Keller Graduate School of Management
100 Galleria Pkwy, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30339
678-424-5630
Kennesaw State University
1000 Chastain Road, Bldg. 1
Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591
770-423-6300 Info line
ksuadmit@kennesaw.edu
www.kennesaw.edu
Enrollment: 13,951
V-522 M-511
Degrees: Nursing, four-year; postgraduate in Business, Education, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Math, Health and Human Services. 12,000 commuter students pursue about 40 undergraduate programs in the university’s five schools: arts, humanities, and social sciences; education; nursing; science and mathematics; and business. An expanding selection of master’s degrees includes education specialties, business fields, public administration, nursing, and Georgia’s first master’s degree in professional writing. More than 20,000 residents and corporate employees annually enroll in continuing education classes.
Life University-School of Chiropractic
1269 Barclay Circle
Marietta, Ga. 30060
770-426-2884
Southern Polytechnic State University
1100 South Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA 30060-2896
770-528-7281
E-mail: admissions@spsu.edu
www.spsu.edu
Enrollment: 3,685
V-500 M-500
Degrees: two-year, four-year, postgraduate and five year Architecture, continuing education. Undergraduate and master’s degrees. Long recognized for its engineering technology and science-related programs and includes Arts & Sciences, management, and architecture programs. Enrolls nearly 4,000 students from 35 states and 82 countries, who attend day and evening classes. Site of Georgia’s only NASA Teacher Resource Center, which provides K-12 teachers with instructional materials. It also serves as the headquarters of the Georgia Youth Science and Technology Centers.
North Metro Technical College
5198 Ross Rd.
Acworth, GA 30102
www.nmtcollege.org
770-975-4000
Emory Adventist Hospital*
3949 S. Cobb Drive
Smyrna, GA 30080
770-434-0710
Piedmont Physicians at Marietta
833 Campbell Hill St., Ste. 300
Marietta, GA 30060
770-422-0064
Piedmont Physicians at Vinings
3020 Paces Mill Road
Atlanta, GA 30339
770-437-4200
Physician referral service: 866-900-4321
Ridgeview Institute
3995 South Cobb Drive
Smyrna, GA 30080
770-434-4567
WellStar Cobb Hospital*
3950 Austell Road
Austell, GA 30106
770-732-4000
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital*
677 Church Street
Marietta, GA 30060
770-793-5000
Physician referral service: 770-956-7827
Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital
2540 Windy Hill Road
Marietta, GA 30067
770-644-1000
Physician referral service: 770-956-7827
*denotes emergency services
Cobb EMC
(Electricity, Natural Gas, Telephone and Satellite TV)
1000 EMC Pkwy.
Marietta, GA 30060
770-429-2100
Cobb EMC offers multiple utilities. For additional utility providers see separate listings below.
Electric deposit based on credit. Connection fee: $30. Cobb EMC SCANA Energy natural gas, no deposit or contract required. Available only in Atlanta Gas Light Company service territory. Local and long-distance telephone deposit based on credit. No contract required. Dish Network Satellite TV requires hardware.
CABLE
Comcast
678-545-2289
Charter Communications
South of Dobbins AFB
800-955-7766
Monthly programming fee based on level of programming.
ELECTRICITY
Acworth Power
770-917-8903
Homeowners: $60 deposit, $25 application fee
Renters: $85 deposit, $25 application fee
Georgia Power
Austell, Marietta, Smyrna
888-660-5890
Deposit: based on credit
Establishment fee: $22
www.georgiapower.com
GreyStone Power Corp.
P.O. Box 897
Douglasville, GA 30187
770-942-6576
Deposit: based on credit
Membership fee: $10
Marietta Power
675 N. Marietta Pkwy
Marietta, GA 30060
770-794-5150
Deposit: $150 residential
www.city.marietta.ga.us
GAS
For information on establishing your gas connection and the deregulation of the natural gas market in Georgia with a listing of the residential gas providers, see the opening of these county listings.
TELEPHONE
BellSouth Telephone
770-780-2355
(Outside Georgia)
800-356-3094
Deposit: based on credit rating
WATER
Cobb County Water System
770-423-1000
Deposit: $50, $20 service charge
Marietta Water
$50 deposit, $20 service fee
770-794-5150
GARBAGE
Robertson Sanitation
770-944-4974
COBB COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Over 40 Recreational Facilities (Parks & Centers)
www.cobbcounty.org for detailed park information
770-528-8800
GYMNASTICS
Cobb Gymnastics Center
542 Fairground Street
Marietta, GA 30060
770-528-8475
SOFTBALL
AI Bishop Softball Complex
1082 Al Bishop Dr.
Marietta, GA 30060
770-528-8860
SWIMMING
Cobb Aquatics Center
520 Fairground Street
Marietta, GA 30060
770-528-8465
TENNIS CENTERS
Fair Oaks (West)
770-528-8480
Carl E. Harrison (North)
770-591-3151
Sweetwater (South)
770-819-3221
Terrell Mill (East)
770-644-2771
Lost Mt. Tennis Center
770-528-8525
Kenworth Tennis Center
770-917-5160
TENNIS CLUBS
Chattahoochee Plantation Tennis Club
1 Chattahoochee Plantation Dr.
Marietta, GA 30067
770-953-9090
Olde Towne Athletic Club
4950 Olde Towne Parkway
Marietta, GA 30068
770-578-9901
The Sporting Club at Windy Hill
135 Interstate North Pkwy. NW
Atlanta, GA 30339
770-953-1100
OTHER
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
678-538-1200
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
770-427-4686
Cobb County Library System
Main Office/Central Library
266 Roswell Street
Marietta, GA 30060
770-528-2320
Acworth
4569 Dallas St.
Acworth, GA 30101
770-917-5165
East Marietta
2051 Lower Roswell Rd.
Marietta, GA 30068
770-509-2711
Gritters
880 Shaw Park Rd.
Marietta, GA 30066
770-528-2524
Hattie G. Wilson
350 Lemon St.
Marietta, GA 30060
770-528-2526
Kemp Memorial
4029 Due West Road
Marietta, GA 30064
770-528-2527
Kennesaw Library
2250 Lewis St.
Kennesaw, GA 30144
770-528-2529
Lewis A. Ray
4500 Oakdale Rd.
Smyrna, GA 30080
770-801-5335
Merchants Walk
1315 Johnson Ferry Rd.
Marietta, GA 30068
770-509-2730
Mountain View
3320 Sandy Plains Road
Marietta, GA 30066
770-509-2725
Powder Springs
4262 Marietta St.
Powder Springs, GA 30073
770-439-3600
Sibley Library
1539 S. Cobb Dr.
Marietta, GA 30060
770-528-2520
Smyrna Public Library
(City of Smyrna)
100 Village Green Circle
Smyrna, GA 30080
770-431-2860
South Cobb Library
5801 Mableton Parkway
Mableton, GA 30059
770-819-3280
Stratton Library
1100 Powder Springs Road
Marietta, GA 30064
770-528-2522
Sweetwater Valley
2773 Sweetwater Street
Austell, GA 30001
770-819-3290
Vinings Library
4290 Paces Ferry Road
Atlanta, GA 30339
770-801-5330
www.usps.gov
Austell 30106, 30168
5055 Austell Road, Suite C
770-745-8902
Cumberland Station 30339
1101 Cumberland Mall Drive
770-384-1502
East Cobb 30007
1395 East Cobb Drive
770-321-0168
Gresham Road Station 30065
P.O. Boxes
1290 Gresham Road
770-321-9016
Mableton 30126
5284 Floyd Road SW
770-745-4394
Marietta 30060, 30061, 30063, 30008, 30069
Main Post Office
257 Lawrence Street NE
770-590-9771
Mount Bethel 30068
4455 Lower Roswell Road
770-509-8673
Powder Springs 30127
4644 Powder Springs-Dallas Rd.
770-439-2771
Smyrna 30080, 30081, 30082
850 Windy Hill Road
770-435-9508
Sprayberry 30062, 30066
2886 Sandy Plains Road
770-321-9136
License Tag Location
County office
700 S. Cobb Dr.
Marietta, GA 30060-3162
770-528-TAGS
Open Mon.–Fri., 8:30 a.m.– 4:45 p.m.
East Cobb
4400 Lower Roswell Rd.
North Cobb
2950 Canton Hwy
South Cobb
4700 Austell Rd.
These three locations are open 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and again at 12:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
Driver’s License Location
1605 County Services Pkwy
Marietta, GA 30008
Hours: Tues.-Sat. 9 am.-5 p.m.
The Atlanta Journal -Constitution
Daily: 404-522-4141
Marietta Daily Journal
770-428-9411
The East Cobb Neighbor
Weekly: 770-428-9411
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