School district · Georgia
Whitfield County
Whitfield County in Georgia: 22 public schools with 11,942 students and 13.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,458 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 22
- Students
- 11,942
- Students per teacher
- 13.1
- GA 14.1 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $14,458
- 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)
- 915
- Counselors (FTE)
- 33.0
- Students per counselor
- 362
- GA 385 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 9.6
- Librarians (FTE): 22.0
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%37%proficient
−2.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 59% of school districts in Georgia
Median 34% · 230 school districts compared
5,195 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
5,192 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.
- Federal
- 12% · $23.7M
- State
- 55% · $110.8M
- Local
- 34% · $68.5M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $8,568
- Support services
- $4,771
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $25.9M
- Long-term debt
- $7.5M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antioch Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 446 | 11.2 | 30% | 39% |
Beaverdale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 488 | 11.8 | 35% | 45% |
Cedar Ridge ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 399 | 11.7 | 29% | 34% |
Cohutta Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 287 | 12.5 | 50% | 63% |
Dawnville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 413 | 11.5 | 23% | 23% |
Dug Gap Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 356 | 12.0 | 41% | 45% |
Eastside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 579 | 11.7 | 23% | 31% |
New Hope Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 511 | 13.8 | 43% | 44% |
Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 451 | 12.4 | 42% | 60% |
Tunnel Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 297 | 13.6 | 48% | 57% |
Valley Point Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 469 | 12.4 | 35% | 49% |
Varnell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 350 | 13.3 | 41% | 43% |
Westside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 549 | 12.9 | 36% | 48% |
Eastbrook Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 624 | 13.2 | 26% | 27% |
New Hope Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 454 | 12.8 | 52% | 57% |
North Whitfield Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 731 | 13.3 | 37% | 40% |
Valley Point Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 377 | 11.8 | 31% | 43% |
Westside Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 428 | 14.1 | 47% | 54% |
Coahulla Creek High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,041 | 18.3 | — | — |
Northwest Whitfield County High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,098 | 14.9 | — | — |
Phoenix High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 141 | 14.0 | — | — |
Southeast Whitfield County High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,453 | 16.5 | — | — |
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
- 1306 S. Thornton Ave., Dalton, GA 30720
- Phone
- (706)278-8070
- 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.