With 21 schools in the system, Bartow County Schools is the 25th largest school district in Georgia and educates more…More than 14,000 students.</p> <p>Facilities include 12 elementary, four middle and three high schools, and Stars Pre-School, all of the which are in Cartersville and other Bartow County cities.</p> <p>The system is the largest employer in the county with about 2,000 employees and has an yearly $122-million budget.</p> <p>The district's Exceptional Students Department, which oversees the inclusion of disabled students, is located adjacent to the district office at 67 Gilreath Road in Cartersville.</p>

Serving Bartow, Cobb, Douglas, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding and Polk…More counties, Tallatoona Community Action Partnership assists low-income individuals and families achieve ecomonic independence.</p> <p>Through the Bartow County Human Resource Development Center, the Cartersville Tallatoona location offers pre-school and employment counseling services, health and nutrition, utilities and emergency services, and housing and weatherization assistance.</p>

Douglas Street Office Building houses Tallatoona Community Action Partnership HRDC, United Way, the Bartow Teen…More Center and county government offices.</p> <p>Tallatoona has a number of programs to assist low-income families, including Head Start, a free pre-school; Energy Assistance Program and SCANA Energy Referral Program; Action to Success, which provides services to help families remove obstacles blocking their economic and social independence; Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program and Emergency Food Bank; Spring Garden Project and weatherization assistance. Those programs are administered in Bartow and the surrounding counties.</p> <p>The United Way, which can be reached at 770-386-1677, is the local office of the national non-profit, volunteer-led organization assisting charity causes around the world.</p> <p>Bartow Teen Center provides outreach and education to teens during after-school hours, including advisory services and sex education.</p> <p>The Bartow County Transit and Maintenance departments are also housed in the office building.</p>

One of four middle schools in the Bartow County school system, Cass Middle offers language arts, reading, math,…More science and social studies classes. Additional areas of learning include art, band, careers, chorus, health, physical education, reading enrichment and technology.</p> <p>Extracuricular activities include sports and an academic team.</p>

Students Transitioning Academically, Responsibly and Socially provides pre-school education through the Bartow County…More Board of Education. It is a state-funded program.</p> <p>In addition to six pre-K classes with 20 children each, six special needs classes each accommodate 12 students.</p> <p>The facility also houses  theNorthwest Georgia Education Program, a therapeutic school for students with severe emotional or behavioral disorders and autism. It provides pre-K, elementary, middle and high school classes, counseling, family support groups and behavioral intervention and social skills training.</p> <p>The operation, a program of Northwest Georgia RESA, serves both Bartow County and city of Cartersville schools.</p>

Founded in 1954 by nine General Electric employees, Coosa Valley Credit Union has a rich history. The Cartersville…More office opened in 1995. Membership is available to anyone working or attending school in 10 North Georgia counties, including Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding, Polk and Walker. It offers checking, savings and loans for individuals, as well as electronic banking, credit-card service, ATMs, GAP auto protection and several small businesses services. </p> <p></p>

Constructed as Bartow County Schools' third high school, Woodland High sits on the Etowah River on a 120-acre campus…More and offers a variety of academic, artistic, athletic and social opportunities for students.</p> <p>The school offers college-preparatory classes, an array of elective courses, including technical-career preparatory programs, performing and visual arts, and options to specialize in a specific areas. Students who do very well have the opportunity to study in International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement courses.</p> <p>Home of the Wildcats, Woodland sports teams compete in the Georgia High School Association's Region 5-AAAA, with varsity teams in 10 sports for boys and girls. School teams also compete at the junior varsity and freshmen levels in several sports.</p> <p>The performing arts department exposes students to design and aesthetics, history, literature, management performance and acting.</p>