Paulding County
Public school district based in Dallas, Georgia. NCES district ID 1304020; state ID GA-710.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
34
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
31,426
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
2,108.3
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
14.9
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 258 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,908 | |
| Grade 1 | 2,214 | |
| Grade 2 | 2,183 | |
| Grade 3 | 2,381 | |
| Grade 4 | 2,253 | |
| Grade 5 | 2,449 | |
| Grade 6 | 2,451 | |
| Grade 7 | 2,449 | |
| Grade 8 | 2,440 | |
| Grade 9 | 2,818 | |
| Grade 10 | 2,622 | |
| Grade 11 | 2,527 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,473 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% | |
| Asian | 1.6% | |
| Black or African American | 31.7% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 14.0% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 6.1% | |
| White | 46.2% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.9% | |
| Male | 51.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 24, Rural 10.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Paulding High School Dallas | 9–12 | Regular | 3,015 | 162.1 | 18.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Paulding County High School Dallas | 9–12 | Regular | 2,099 | 120.1 | 17.5 | Suburb: Large |
| East Paulding High School Dallas | 9–12 | Regular | 1,985 | 114.1 | 17.4 | Suburb: Large |
| South Paulding High School Douglasville | 9–12 | Regular | 1,881 | 109.5 | 17.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Hiram High School Hiram | 9–12 | Regular | 1,460 | 90.6 | 16.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad Dallas | PK–5 | Regular | 1,389 | 91.0 | 15.3 | Suburb: Large |
| WC Abney Elementary Dallas | PK–5 | Regular | 1,324 | 88.0 | 15 | Suburb: Large |
| Burnt Hickory Elementary School Dallas | PK–5 | Regular | 996 | 71.0 | 14 | Rural: Fringe |
| Roland W. Russom Elementary Dallas | PK–5 | Regular | 982 | 73.0 | 13.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Lena Mae Moses Middle School Dallas | 6–8 | Regular | 921 | 59.0 | 15.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Crossroads Middle School Acworth | 6–8 | Regular | 908 | 52.0 | 17.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Nebo Elementary School Dallas | PK–5 | Regular | 874 | 60.0 | 14.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Sammy McClure Sr. Middle School Dallas | 6–8 | Regular | 834 | 50.0 | 16.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Allgood Elementary School Dallas | PK–5 | Regular | 811 | 63.0 | 12.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School Dallas | 6–8 | Regular | 809 | 49.0 | 16.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Hiram Elementary School Hiram | PK–5 | Regular | 797 | 60.0 | 13.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Irma C. Austin Middle School Douglasville | 6–8 | Regular | 782 | 52.0 | 15 | Suburb: Large |
| Herschel Jones Middle School Dallas | 6–8 | Regular | 728 | 52.5 | 13.9 | Suburb: Large |
| P. B. Ritch Middle School Dallas | 6–8 | Regular | 690 | 48.0 | 14.4 | Suburb: Large |
| C. A. Roberts Elementary School Dallas | PK–5 | Regular | 668 | 50.0 | 13.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Connie Dugan Elementary School Douglasville | PK–5 | Regular | 647 | 51.0 | 12.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary Rockmart | PK–5 | Regular | 637 | 48.0 | 13.3 | Rural: Distant |
| East Paulding Middle School Dallas | 6–8 | Regular | 630 | 44.0 | 14.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Northside Elementary School Dallas | PK–5 | Regular | 626 | 48.0 | 13 | Rural: Fringe |
| Hal Hutchens Elementary Douglasville | PK–5 | Regular | 613 | 49.0 | 12.5 | Suburb: Large |
| McGarity Elementary School Hiram | PK–5 | Regular | 572 | 43.0 | 13.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Bessie L. Baggett Elementary Powder Springs | PK–5 | Regular | 549 | 46.0 | 11.9 | Suburb: Large |
| J. A. Dobbins Middle School Powder Springs | 6–8 | Regular | 531 | 41.0 | 13 | Suburb: Large |
| Dallas Elementary School Dallas | PK–5 | Regular | 513 | 42.4 | 12.1 | Suburb: Large |
| South Paulding Middle School Dallas | 6–8 | Regular | 507 | 38.0 | 13.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Sam D. Panter Elementary School Hiram | PK–5 | Regular | 506 | 47.0 | 10.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Lillian C. Poole Elementary School Dallas | PK–5 | Regular | 460 | 40.0 | 11.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Union Elementary School Temple | PK–5 | Regular | 346 | 29.0 | 11.9 | Rural: Distant |
| New Georgia Elementary School Villa Rica | PK–5 | Regular | 336 | 27.0 | 12.4 | Rural: Fringe |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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