School district · Georgia

Paulding County

Paulding County in Georgia: 34 public schools with 31,426 students and 14.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,243 per student in FY2024.

Schools
34
Students
31,426
Students per teacher
14.8
GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,243
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)
2,125
Counselors (FTE)
74.0
Students per counselor
425
GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
22.0
Librarians (FTE): 34.0

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%

39%proficient

−3.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 64% of school districts in Georgia

Median 34% · 230 school districts compared

14,130 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Georgia: 43%

43%proficient

A higher share proficient than 63% of school districts in Georgia

Median 38% · 230 school districts compared

14,127 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
$8.5K15
$9.0K16
$9.3K17
$9.6K18
$10.1K19
$10.4K20
$10.9K21
$11.6K22
$13.0K23
$14.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
8.2% · $41.8M
State
50% · $252.4M
Local
42% · $213.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,995
Support services
$4,564
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$75M
Long-term debt
$96M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 19Middle schools: 10High schools: 5
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–581112.925%29%
Pre-K–554911.925%34%
Pre-K–599614.053%62%
Pre-K–566813.435%51%
Pre-K–564712.733%44%
Pre-K–551312.129%35%
Pre-K–51,38915.344%57%
Pre-K–561312.535%41%
Pre-K–579713.328%28%
Pre-K–546011.537%37%
Pre-K–557213.334%45%
Pre-K–587414.632%40%
Pre-K–533612.436%47%
Pre-K–562613.032%41%
Pre-K–598213.548%52%
Pre-K–550610.841%49%
Pre-K–563713.338%47%
Pre-K–534611.941%53%
Pre-K–51,32415.037%46%
6–880916.536%42%
6–890817.553%62%
6–863014.346%49%
6–872813.929%21%
6–878215.035%33%
6–853113.033%33%
6–892115.645%35%
6–869014.431%30%
6–883416.754%66%
6–850713.333%33%
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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.

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.

Sources

Address
3236 Atlanta Highway, Dallas, GA 30132
Phone
(770)443-8000