Darlington School

Rome · GA · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private
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📖16 AP courses

📋 At a glance

Programs & features
  • 📚 16 AP courses offered (school profile)
  • 🏆 3 National Merit Semifinalists last year
Academic signals
  • 📝 SAT avg 1290 (25-75: 1230–1360)
  • 📝 ACT avg 28.5 (25-75: 27–31)
  • 📚 AP exam pass rate 75.0% (avg score 3.8)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Darlington School compares for families

What families should know about Darlington School.

  • LocallyGA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Montessori School Of Rome, The Academy Of Rome, Unity Christian School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🏛️ Your state's public flagship

University of Georgia

37%
admit rate
$11,450
in-state tuition/yr · $31,688 out-of-state
1160–1390
SAT 25–75 · ACT 25–32

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $13,936/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Georgia profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

💰 Pay for college in Georgia

Georgia's public scholarships

Georgia's lottery-funded HOPE and Zell Miller scholarships are pure merit — no income limit. GPAs are recalculated by the state (GSFC) on core academic courses only.

Merit HOPE Scholarship
A set percentage of in-state public-college tuition
GPA: 3.0 (GSFC core-course GPA) Income: No income limit

Covers a set share of public-college tuition for Georgia grads with a 3.0+ core GPA — no test score or income limit. (Requires 4 rigor credits; maintain a 3.0 in college.)

Official program details ↗
Merit Zell Miller Scholarship
100% of in-state public-college tuition
GPA: 3.7 (GSFC core GPA) — or 3.0 for a named valedictorian/salutatorian Test: SAT 1200 / ACT 25 in a single sitting (waived on the val/sal path) Income: No income limit

Top tier: full public-college tuition for a 3.7 GPA plus a single-sitting SAT 1200 / ACT 25. Named valedictorians and salutatorians qualify at a 3.0 with no test. (The 3.0 val/sal path needs no test score; 3.3 is the separate in-college maintenance GPA.)

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Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 707 in 2018 to 711 in 2022 — over 4 years.
+0.6%
Why only 3 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

For a more current snapshot, see Darlington School's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.darlingtonschool.org/admission/school-profile ↗

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +0.1%/year, projecting from 2022's 711 students:

2023
712
2025
714
2027
716

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At tuition per student, the 5 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $80,000/year in tuition upside.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Montessori School Of Rome
Rome
Private 2.1 115 +49.4%
The Academy Of Rome
Rome
Private 2.4 36
Unity Christian School
Rome
Private 5.1 280 +0.4%
Unity Christian School
Rome
Private 5.1 279 +1.8%
Living Way Christian Academy
Adairsville
Private 17.6 24
Georgia-Cumberland Academy
Calhoun
Private 18.9 303 +26.2%
Omega Learning Center Acworth
Acworth
Private 31.4 28
The Link School
Acworth
Private 32.2 25

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