School district · Georgia

Catoosa County

Catoosa County in Georgia: 16 public schools with 10,134 students and 12.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,273 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 16
Students: 10,134
Students per teacher: 12.8; GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $15,273; GA $15.8K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 792
Counselors (FTE): 29.0
Students per counselor: 349; GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 6.5; Librarians (FTE): 15.7

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Georgia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Georgia: 40%

42%proficient

−2.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 75% of school districts in Georgia

Median 34% · 230 school districts compared

4,375 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Georgia: 43%

48%proficient

A higher share proficient than 70% of school districts in Georgia

Median 38% · 230 school districts compared

4,375 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$9.6K15

$9.9K16

$10.9K17

$11.1K18

$11.3K19

$11.6K20

$12.2K21

$13.7K22

$14.2K23

$15.3K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 9.2% · $15.3M
State: 51% · $85.1M
Local: 40% · $65.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,539
Support services: $5,080
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $21.4M
Long-term debt: $37.7M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 10Middle schools: 3High schools: 3

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Battlefield Elementary School	3–5	426	14.0	38%	46%	Fort Oglethorpe
Battlefield Primary	Pre-K–2	438	13.4	—	—	Ft Oglethorpe
Boynton Elementary School	Pre-K–5	580	11.6	45%	50%	Ringgold
Cloud Springs Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	346	12.1	40%	39%	Rossville
Graysville Elementary School	Pre-K–5	548	13.9	50%	55%	Ringgold
Ringgold Elementary School	3–5	445	13.9	40%	41%	Ringgold
Ringgold Primary School	Pre-K–2	552	12.7	—	—	Ringgold
Tiger Creek Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	400	12.2	43%	43%	Tunnel Hill
West Side Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	471	11.9	30%	35%	Rossville
Woodstation Elementary School	Pre-K–5	415	16.2	42%	48%	Rock Spring
Heritage Middle School	6–8	858	13.0	51%	59%	Ringgold
Lakeview Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	647	12.4	30%	33%	Rossville
Ringgold Middle School	6–8	725	11.7	45%	53%	Ringgold
Heritage High School	9–12	1,268	14.2	—	—	Ringgold
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	963	11.9	—	—	Fort Oglethorpe
Ringgold High School	9–12	1,052	12.8	—	—	Ringgold

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 307 Cleveland Street, Ringgold, GA 30736
Phone: (706)965-2297

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.