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B+

Gordon County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Resaca, Fairmount and Plainville.

Resaca’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Georgia school districts

Students
6,259
Schools
10
Spent per student
$14,123
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Debt
$19.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Gordon County School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of Georgia districts
  • Graduation rate 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the GA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $19.6M, about $3,131 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 70% 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
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Resaca 1,145Fairmount 766Plainville 358

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Resaca. Grade by grade →

PK–56 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency42%
State average 37.4% · 3,293 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 39.6% · 3,251 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 84.4% · 489 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
$14,123 per student · 11% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 52%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
6,332’20
6,418’21
6,421’22
6,292’23
6,259’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Sonoraville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Calhoun
A−
584 students14:1
Red Bud Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Calhoun
B
547 students13:1
Belwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Calhoun
A−
530 students13:1
Tolbert Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Resaca
B+
528 students14:1
Swain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Plainville
B+
371 students12:1
Fairmount Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fairmount
C
366 students12:1
Red Bud Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Calhoun
B
786 students14:1
Ashworth Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Calhoun
B+
578 students14:1
Sonoraville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Calhoun
B
1,094 students16:1
Gordon Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Calhoun
C
875 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Calhoun City School DistrictCalhoun
$12,115per 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.