Whitfield County
Public school district based in Dalton, Georgia. NCES district ID 1305700; state ID GA-755.
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
22
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
11,942
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
884.8
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
13.5
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 381 | |
| Kindergarten | 827 | |
| Grade 1 | 867 | |
| Grade 2 | 873 | |
| Grade 3 | 913 | |
| Grade 4 | 856 | |
| Grade 5 | 878 | |
| Grade 6 | 843 | |
| Grade 7 | 875 | |
| Grade 8 | 896 | |
| Grade 9 | 914 | |
| Grade 10 | 962 | |
| Grade 11 | 996 | |
| Grade 12 | 861 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Suppressed | |
| Asian | 0.6% | |
| Black or African American | 1.9% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 47.0% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Suppressed | |
| Two or more races | 3.4% | |
| White | 47.2% |
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 | 47.9% | |
| Male | 52.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 10, Rural 12.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Whitfield County High School Dalton | 9–12 | Regular | 1,453 | 88.3 | 16.5 | Suburb: Small |
| Northwest Whitfield County High School Tunnel Hill | 9–12 | Regular | 1,098 | 73.9 | 14.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Coahulla Creek High School Dalton | 9–12 | Regular | 1,041 | 57.0 | 18.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| North Whitfield Middle School Dalton | 6–8 | Regular | 731 | 55.0 | 13.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Eastbrook Middle School Dalton | 6–8 | Regular | 624 | 47.4 | 13.2 | Suburb: Small |
| Eastside Elementary School Dalton | PK–5 | Regular | 579 | 49.3 | 11.7 | Suburb: Small |
| Westside Elementary School Rocky Face | PK–5 | Regular | 549 | 42.6 | 12.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| New Hope Elementary School Dalton | K–5 | Regular | 511 | 36.9 | 13.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Beaverdale Elementary School Dalton | PK–5 | Regular | 488 | 41.5 | 11.8 | Rural: Distant |
| Valley Point Elementary School Dalton | PK–5 | Regular | 469 | 37.9 | 12.4 | Suburb: Small |
| New Hope Middle School Dalton | 6–8 | Regular | 454 | 35.4 | 12.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary School Dalton | PK–5 | Regular | 451 | 36.4 | 12.4 | Suburb: Small |
| Antioch Elementary School Dalton | PK–5 | Regular | 446 | 40.0 | 11.2 | Suburb: Small |
| Westside Middle School Rocky Face | 6–8 | Regular | 428 | 30.4 | 14.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| Dawnville Elementary School Dalton | PK–5 | Regular | 413 | 35.9 | 11.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Cedar Ridge Elementary Dalton | PK–5 | Regular | 399 | 34.0 | 11.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Valley Point Middle School Dalton | 6–8 | Regular | 377 | 32.0 | 11.8 | Suburb: Small |
| Dug Gap Elementary School Dalton | PK–5 | Regular | 356 | 29.7 | 12 | Suburb: Small |
| Varnell Elementary School Dalton | K–5 | Regular | 350 | 26.4 | 13.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Tunnel Hill Elementary School Tunnel Hill | K–5 | Regular | 297 | 21.8 | 13.6 | Suburb: Small |
| Cohutta Elementary School Cohutta | PK–5 | Regular | 287 | 22.9 | 12.5 | Rural: Distant |
| Phoenix High School Dalton | 9–12 | Regular | 141 | 10.1 | 14 | Suburb: Small |
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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