Paulding County Courthouse · Photo: TheMillCreek · CC BY-SA 3.0Dallas’s public schools outscore 62% of Georgia districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Dallas, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Georgia, not nationally.
From Georgia state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Dallas’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 237 Georgia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dallas’s, its schools beat 54%, lower than their 62% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 41% and math 38% in spring 2022, against 40% and 37% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,242 per student, against $15,800 across Georgia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and five high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Dallas’s grade
B: better than 62% of Georgia school districts, #111 of 260 Georgia towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Georgia average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dallas, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Dallas
Dallas Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 513 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Dallas
Herschel Jones Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 728 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Dallas
Herschel Jones Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 728 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Dallas
Herschel Jones Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 728 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Dallas’s public schools are run by Paulding County School District, which also serves Braswell and Hiram. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Dallas vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Dallas’s borders.
Every school in Dallas
7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Dallas’s schools
Are Dallas’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Georgia: the public schools Dallas children attend outscore 62% of Georgia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #111 of 260 Georgia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 54%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Dallas in?
Paulding County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 31,426 students in 34 schools (2024–25).
Where do Dallas kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: North Paulding High School, Paulding County High School, East Paulding High School, South Paulding High School and Hiram High School.
What is Dallas’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Paulding County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia.
How much does Dallas spend per student?
$14,242 in Paulding County School District (FY2024), against $15,800 across Georgia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Dallas families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Georgia. Stars are from neighbors.