of the city's population, and other minorities comprised the remainder. A total of 10.36% of residents identified as Hispanics of any race. The nine-member commission elects a mayor and vice mayor from among its members for specific terms. In addition, the commission hires a city manager for daily operations. Commission members are elected at-large from three wards of the city; each ward has three seats on the commission. All voters vote for candidates for each position; and candidates may be elected by plurality voting. Members are elected for four-year staggered terms, with commissioners from wards 1 and 3 elected at the same time, and commissioners from ward 2 two years later. Education Public schools The Rome City School District, which serves the whole city limits, holds grades preschool to grade 12, operating seven elementary schools,North Heights shutting down in 2019/2020. Its secondary schools are Rome Middle School, and Rome High School. The district has 323 full-time teachers and more than 5,395 students. The Floyd County School District is for families outside the city limits. Two of its high schools are not in the city limits but have Rome postal addresses: Armuchee High School and Coosa High School. Private schools Rome has several private schools: Darlington School is a coeducational, college-preparatory day and boarding school established in 1905. It offers classes ranging from Pre-K to grade 12, divided into lower, middle, and upper schools. Unity Christian School is a private, Christian school established in 1998. It offers classes ranging from Pre-K to grade 12 with two classes per grade level. Berry College Elementary and Middle School offers the resources and expertise of a liberal-arts college faculty. Montessori School of Rome is a coeducational school that follows the Montessori curriculum for all grades. It opened in 1980. It offers classes for Pre-K to 12th. Providence Preparatory Academy offers kindergarten through the grade 11, as of 2015, and plans to complete adding grades to the 12th year. St. Mary's Catholic School, established in 1945, offers Pre-K through eighth grade, with two classes per grade level. Higher education Rome is home to four colleges: Media Film production Feature films Short films The Bread Squeezer (2006) Capitalism Rocks! (2006) Apparition Point (2007) Death Waits (2009) The Other Half (2009) Der Gries (2010) Storage (2011), filmed at Berry College Next of Kin (2012) The Design (2014) Television production Web-series production My Mother/Agent (2010) Newspapers Rome News-Tribune