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B+

Catoosa County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Fort Oglethorpe and Ringgold.

Fort Oglethorpe’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Georgia school districts

Students
10,134
Schools
16
Spent per student
$15,273
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Debt
$29.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Catoosa County School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 67% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $29.1M, about $2,871 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 67% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fort Oglethorpe. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Lakeview Middle SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency44%
State average 37.4% · 5,446 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 39.6% · 5,430 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 84.4% · 863 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
$15,273 per student · 3% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 51%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
10,537’20
10,613’21
10,426’22
10,175’23
10,134’24

Down 3.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%Black 4%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Boynton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ringgold
A−
580 students12:1
Ringgold Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Ringgold
552 students13:1
Graysville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ringgold
A−
548 students14:1
West Side Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rossville
B
471 students12:1
Battlefield Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Ft Oglethorpe
438 students13:1
Woodstation Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rock Spring
A−
415 students16:1
Tiger Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tunnel Hill
C+
400 students12:1
Cloud Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rossville
B
346 students12:1
Ringgold Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Ringgold
B+
445 students14:1
Battlefield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Fort Oglethorpe
B+
426 students14:1
Heritage Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ringgold
A−
858 students13:1
Ringgold Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ringgold
B+
725 students12:1
Lakeview Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rossville
B−
647 students12:1
Heritage High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ringgold
B+
1,268 students14:1
Ringgold High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ringgold
C+
1,052 students13:1
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fort Oglethorpe
C
963 students12:1

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.