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Paulding County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Dallas, Hiram and Braswell.

Dallas’ School Grade B better than 62% of Georgia school districts

Students
31,426
Schools
34
Spent per student
$14,242
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$82.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Paulding County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 62% of Georgia districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the GA average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $82.9M, about $2,637 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 62% of the 220 Georgia school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BDallas 15,402BHiram 5,585Braswell 366

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dallas. Grade by grade →

PK–5Dallas Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Herschel Jones Middle SchoolThis district
9–125 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 37.4% · 17,025 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 39.6% · 16,781 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 84.4% · 2,578 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,242 per student · 10% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 32%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 50%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
29,966’20
31,129’21
31,518’22
31,831’23
31,426’24

Up 4.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 46%Black 32%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

34 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools.

Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
A
1,389 students15:1
WC Abney Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
A−
1,324 students15:1
Burnt Hickory Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
A
996 students14:1
Roland W. Russom Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
A−
982 students13:1
Nebo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
B+
874 students15:1
Allgood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
B−
811 students13:1
Hiram Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hiram
B−
797 students13:1
C. A. Roberts Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
A−
668 students13:1
Connie Dugan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Douglasville
B+
647 students13:1
Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rockmart
B
637 students13:1
Northside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
B−
626 students13:1
Hal Hutchens Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Douglasville
B+
613 students13:1
McGarity Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hiram
A−
572 students13:1
Bessie L. Baggett Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Powder Springs
B+
549 students12:1
Dallas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
C
513 students12:1
Sam D. Panter Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hiram
B+
506 students11:1
Lillian C. Poole Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
B+
460 students12:1
Union Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Temple
A−
346 students12:1
New Georgia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Villa Rica
B+
336 students12:1
Lena Mae Moses Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
A−
921 students16:1
Crossroads Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Acworth
908 students17:1
Sammy McClure Sr. Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
A
834 students17:1
Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
B
809 students17:1
Irma C. Austin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Douglasville
B+
782 students15:1
Herschel Jones Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
B−
728 students14:1
P. B. Ritch Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
B
690 students14:1
East Paulding Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
B+
630 students14:1
J. A. Dobbins Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Powder Springs
B
531 students13:1
South Paulding Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dallas
B
507 students13:1
North Paulding High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
C+
3,015 students19:1
Paulding County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
B−
2,099 students17:1
East Paulding High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dallas
C
1,985 students17:1
South Paulding High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Douglasville
C+
1,881 students17:1
Hiram High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hiram
C
1,460 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Cobb County School DistrictPowder Springs
$16,151per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Georgia.