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C−

Terrell County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Dawson, Bronwood, Sasser and Parrott.

Dawson’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Georgia school districts

Students
921
Schools
3
Spent per student
$19,591
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
The gist

What stands out about Terrell County School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 23% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 24% more per student than the GA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 21.5% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 23% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dawson. Grade by grade →

PK–5Cooper-Carver Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Terrell Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Terrell High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency13%
State average 37.4% · 502 students tested
Reading / language arts19%
State average 39.6% · 514 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 84.4% · 86 in the class

100% 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
$19,591 per student · 24% above GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 45%Support & administration 48%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 41%Federal 26%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,173’20
1,044’21
1,035’22
961’23
921’24

Down 21.5% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 90%Hispanic 4%White 3%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Cooper-Carver Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dawson
D
440 students15:1
Terrell Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dawson
D
215 students12:1
Terrell High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dawson
D−
266 students13:1

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.