Whitfield County

Summary:

The Whitfield County school district in Georgia consists of 22 schools, including 13 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 4 high schools. The district's schools show a mix of high-performing and struggling institutions, with some standout schools like New Hope Elementary School and Westside Middle School consistently ranking among the top in the state. However, the district also has several schools, particularly at the elementary and middle school levels, that underperform compared to state averages.

The high schools in the district show a wide range of performance, with Northwest Whitfield County High School ranking in the top 25% of Georgia high schools and Phoenix High School struggling with a graduation rate of just 60.8%. The district's per-student spending also varies, from $8,053 at Coahulla Creek High School to $13,145 at Phoenix High School.

Overall, the Whitfield County school district has both high-performing and underperforming schools, suggesting a need to address equity and ensure that all students have access to a quality education. By analyzing the factors driving school performance, the district can develop targeted strategies to support student achievement across all schools.

District Detail

1306 S. Thornton Ave.
Dalton, GA 30720

(706) 278-8070

SchoolDigger Rank:
88^th of 203 Georgia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 12,151

Primary Schools: 13
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2024)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2024)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2024)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2024)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)						Milestones Assessment Science (2024)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Phoenix High School	Public	9-12	2300 Maddox Chapel Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 876-3600	185	10	17.9	83.8%	93 (50.3%)	3 (1.6%)	76 (41.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	5.8	441^st of 458 public high schools	3.7%		9.1	417^th of 442 public high schools	5.7%	24	5.2	0.0	7.0	5.0																$13,145	$1,286	$11,859
Eastbrook Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Hill Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-6135	630	45	13.8	94.8%	135 (21.4%)	6 (1.0%)	463 (73.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	24	448^th of 588 public middle schools	23.8%		31.9	396^th of 577 public middle schools	31.4%	52								28.5	23.0	28.7				22.2	18.4	22.9		13.0	17.5	$9,516	$754	$8,763
Southeast Whitfield County High School	Public	9-12	1954 Riverbend Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 226-2753	1,512	89	17.0	84.3%	383 (25.3%)	20 (1.3%)	1,068 (70.6%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (1.9%)	37.8	252^nd of 458 public high schools	45.0%		40.8	228^th of 442 public high schools	48.4%	24	30.9	32.7	31.8	41.3																$8,262	$623	$7,639
Tunnel Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	203 E School St	Tunnel Hill	30755	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 673-4550	303	24	12.8	67.0%	221 (72.9%)	8 (2.6%)	64 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	75.2	283^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	77.3%		63.8	412^th of 1242 public elementary schools	66.8%	129					51.9	53.1	58.5				75.0	67.3	41.5				44.6			$11,337	$400	$10,937
Dug Gap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2032 Dug Gap Rd	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 226-3919	354	30	11.6	84.2%	102 (28.8%)	3 (0.8%)	237 (66.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	62.2	433^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	65.3%		48.2	567^th of 1242 public elementary schools	54.3%	134					48.1	37.5	52.4				75.0	37.5	45.2				38.1			$11,889	$953	$10,936
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Hill Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-3074	588	48	12.1	94.6%	100 (17.0%)	3 (0.5%)	479 (81.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	30.2	851^st of 1248 public elementary schools	31.8%		31.5	812^th of 1242 public elementary schools	34.6%	39					15.3	21.9	33.8				37.6	34.7	39.5				26.3			$10,567	$749	$9,818
Antioch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1819 Riverbend Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-7550	470	40	11.7	96.6%	139 (29.6%)	4 (0.9%)	317 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	30.3	848^th of 1248 public elementary schools	32.1%		36	756^th of 1242 public elementary schools	39.1%	92					34.4	18.5	25.7				45.3	30.8	27.1				25.7			$11,064	$648	$10,416
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 Cleveland Hwy	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 259-3920	443	34	12.8	85.8%	156 (35.2%)	11 (2.5%)	261 (58.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	62	435^th of 1248 public elementary schools	65.1%		61.5	435^th of 1242 public elementary schools	65.0%						40.6	29.2	52.5				60.9	50.0	55.7				42.6			$11,009	$853	$10,156
Cohutta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	254 Wolfe St	Cohutta	30710	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 694-8812	294	22	13.4	69.0%	238 (81.0%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	68.8	361^st of 1248 public elementary schools	71.1%		64.9	398^th of 1242 public elementary schools	68.0%	37					68.3	50.0	51.2				80.5	47.8	29.3				43.9			$11,293	$514	$10,779
Varnell Elementary School	Public	K-5	3900 Cleveland Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 694-3471	389	29	13.4	73.3%	227 (58.4%)	4 (1.0%)	134 (34.4%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	51	555^th of 1248 public elementary schools	55.5%		54.5	512^th of 1242 public elementary schools	58.8%	43					45.6	25.0	37.3				54.4	51.5	41.3				36.0			$10,594	$551	$10,044
New Hope Elementary School	Public	K-5	1175 New Hope Rd NW	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 673-3180	492	35	14.0	72.8%	301 (61.2%)	13 (2.6%)	147 (29.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	72.2	316^th of 1248 public elementary schools	74.7%		64.6	403^rd of 1242 public elementary schools	67.6%	87					46.4	51.2	56.1				59.5	51.2	51.9				48.1			$9,601	$562	$9,039
New Hope Middle School	Public	6-8	1111 New Hope Rd NW	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 673-2295	440	35	12.4	74.5%	213 (48.4%)	3 (0.7%)	205 (46.6%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	77.7	111^th of 588 public middle schools	81.1%		73	131^st of 577 public middle schools	77.3%	20								48.7	46.5	64.9				44.1	53.9	62.9		45.8	37.2	$9,176	$594	$8,581
Beaverdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 Prater Mill Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 275-4414	503	40	12.7	83.9%	367 (73.0%)	8 (1.6%)	100 (19.9%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	47.5	596^th of 1248 public elementary schools	52.2%		34.1	781^st of 1242 public elementary schools	37.1%	185					34.2	31.0	50.8				51.3	48.3	29.2				26.6			$11,520	$1,227	$10,293
Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Cedar Ridge Rd SE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 712-8400	366	32	11.5	92.3%	122 (33.3%)	12 (3.3%)	211 (57.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	36.2	754^th of 1248 public elementary schools	39.6%		36.8	743^rd of 1242 public elementary schools	40.2%	11					14.9	33.3	44.4				25.5	40.0	24.1				40.4			$10,356	$677	$9,679
Coahulla Creek High School	Public	9-12	3361 Crow Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	No	(706) 694-4900	1,021	57	18.0	68.9%	578 (56.6%)	19 (1.9%)	379 (37.1%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.5%)	45.5	210^th of 458 public high schools	54.1%		48.9	181^st of 442 public high schools	59.0%	29	43.8	35.8	40.7	33.7																$8,053	$408	$7,645
Dawnville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1380 Dawnville Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 259-3914	425	39	11.0	84.5%	163 (38.4%)	14 (3.3%)	230 (54.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	26.8	895^th of 1248 public elementary schools	28.3%		24.4	930^th of 1242 public elementary schools	25.1%	35					29.7	22.2	39.7				28.6	19.0	22.2				29.5			$10,778	$651	$10,127
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1815 Utility Rd	Rocky Face	30740	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 673-6531	548	40	13.8	65.9%	424 (77.4%)	11 (2.0%)	75 (13.7%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)	52.2	540^th of 1248 public elementary schools	56.7%		51.2	537^th of 1242 public elementary schools	56.8%	3					48.1	39.0	44.8				63.6	39.0	24.1				34.5			$9,938	$623	$9,315
Valley Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3798 S Dixie Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 277-3259	459	40	11.5	85.4%	258 (56.2%)	5 (1.1%)	183 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	51.7	546^th of 1248 public elementary schools	56.3%		36.4	749^th of 1242 public elementary schools	39.7%	203					33.8	25.8	50.8				33.8	66.7	50.8				33.3			$10,385	$813	$9,571
Northwest Whitfield County High School	Public	9-12	1651 Tunnel Hill Varnell Rd	Tunnel Hill	30755	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	No	(706) 673-6533	1,130	73	15.4	63.1%	650 (57.5%)	23 (2.0%)	396 (35.0%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.2%)	55.2	156^th of 458 public high schools	65.9%		62.9	107^th of 442 public high schools	75.8%	49	48.1	33.9	47.7	43.3																$8,538	$374	$8,165
Westside Middle School	Public	6-8	580 Lafayette Rd. SW	Rocky Face	30740	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 673-2611	401	30	13.1	68.1%	299 (74.6%)	11 (2.7%)	63 (15.7%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	79.5	106^th of 588 public middle schools	82.0%		76.4	120^th of 577 public middle schools	79.2%	14								47.9	48.5	62.3				47.5	45.5	74.3		51.8	44.1	$9,541	$552	$8,989
Valley Point Middle School	Public	6-8	3796 S Dixie Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 277-9662	417	33	12.6	84.4%	186 (44.6%)	6 (1.4%)	216 (51.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	53.2	256^th of 588 public middle schools	56.5%		68.6	152^nd of 577 public middle schools	73.7%	104								28.2	40.9	38.1				22.9	44.9	54.7		24.5	41.0	$10,358	$605	$9,752
North Whitfield Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Trailblazer Lane	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 259-3381	781	54	14.4	77.3%	476 (60.9%)	11 (1.4%)	262 (33.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.6%)	52	263^rd of 588 public middle schools	55.3%		62.3	192^nd of 577 public middle schools	66.7%	71								43.8	30.8	43.9				35.7	36.8	47.2		24.4	27.1	$8,857	$568	$8,288

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Department of Juvenile Justice	0.58 mi	32
Dalton Public Schools	1.11 mi	10	112^th
North Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency	2.56 mi	1
Murray County	6.43 mi	11	120^th
Catoosa County	11.96 mi	16	66^th

Whitfield County

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