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Dalton High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1500 Manly St
Dalton, GA 30720
Phone
(706) 278-8757
District
Dalton Public Schools
County
WHITFIELD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1382
Classroom Teachers
89

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.2% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Dalton High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
33%
33%
39%
0%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
12
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 4 0.3%
Grade 10 461 33.4%
Grade 11 454 32.9%
Grade 12 463 33.5%
Total 1382 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 19.2% 19.1% 37.7%
Black 4.6% 4.8% 38.1%
Hispanic 72.9% 73.4% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.3% 2.6% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 55.4% 70.5% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 41.5% 58.0% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 14.0% 12.5% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 34,358 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,614.4 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.1% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.9% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.8% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.4% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 12.9% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,960 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 14.2% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 70.0% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.2% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.5% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.0% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.8% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.1% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.7% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.3% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 8.6% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,936 $60,906,000 54.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $702 $5,390,000 4.8%
Staff $737 $5,659,000 5.1%
General Administration $100 $764,000 0.7%
School Administration $756 $5,804,000 5.2%
Operation $869 $6,673,000 6.0%
Transportation $21 $164,000 0.1%
Other $435 $3,340,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,621 $27,794,000 24.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,029 $23,247,000 20.8%
Total Expenditures $14,586 $111,947,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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