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Dawson County High School
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Dawson County High School

PublicHighGrades 10–12

1665 Perimeter Rd, Dawsonville, GA 30534 · (706) 265-6555 · Part of Dawson County School District

Dawsonville’s School Grade A− better than 81% of Georgia school districts

Directions
Photo: Xaiver McClendon-Rodriguez · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
880
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
Rural
Grades
10–12
The gist

What stands out about Dawson County High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8.6% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Dawsonville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–7Dawson County Middle School641 students
10–12Dawson County High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Georgia’s 2,141 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1665 Perimeter Rd, Dawsonville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 10321
Grade 11299
Grade 12260
Enrollment over time
810’20
818’21
773’22
828’23
880’24

Up 8.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 81%Hispanic 15%Asian 2%Black 1%Two or more races 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dawson County High School from Dawsonville families.

Other schools in Dawson County School District

The district →
Robinson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dawsonville
A−
648 students16:1
Black's Mill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dawsonville
A−
570 students15:1
Riverview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dawsonville
A
493 students13:1
Kilough Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dawsonville
A−
461 students14:1
Dawson County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Dawsonville
A−
641 students16:1
Dawson County Junior High
Secondary · Grades 8–9 · Dawsonville
B
603 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Georgia’s other public schools; Dawsonville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.