Editing Rockmart, Georgia (section)

===Racial integration===
Prior to the [[racial integration]] of the Polk County School System, two high schools existed in Rockmart—Rockmart High School and Elm Street High School—which served the [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]] community of Rockmart. The integration of the school system began in the year 1964 when some African American students began attending Rockmart High School until total integration was achieved in 1965 with the closing of Elm Street High School.