William Taylor House · Photo: CipherdE · CC BY-SA 4.0Resaca’s public schools outscore 70% of Georgia districts
In Resaca, 97% of each class finishes high school in four years, above the Georgia average (84%). The grade covers the public school district serving Resaca, 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 100% 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.
Resaca’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 268 Georgia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Resaca’s, its schools beat 76%, higher than their 70% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 37% and math 42% in spring 2022, against 40% and 37% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,123 per student, against $15,800 across Georgia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Resaca’s grade
B+: better than 70% of Georgia school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Georgia average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Resaca, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Resaca · depends on your address
Red Bud Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 786 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Calhoun
Ashworth Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 578 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Calhoun
7th grade in Resaca · depends on your address
Red Bud Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 786 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Calhoun
Ashworth Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 578 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Calhoun
8th grade in Resaca · depends on your address
Red Bud Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 786 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Calhoun
Ashworth Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 578 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Calhoun
9th grade in Resaca · depends on your address
Sonoraville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,094 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Calhoun
Gordon Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 875 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Calhoun
10th grade in Resaca · depends on your address
Sonoraville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,094 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Calhoun
Gordon Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 875 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Calhoun
Resaca’s public schools are run by Gordon County School District, which also serves Fairmount and Plainville. 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.
Below the state in reading
Resaca vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Resaca’s borders.
Every school in Resaca
10 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 Resaca’s schools
Are Resaca’s schools good?
By Georgia’s own tests, yes: the public schools Resaca children attend outscore 70% of Georgia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 76%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Resaca in?
Gordon County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,259 students in 10 schools (2024–25).
Where do Resaca kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Sonoraville High School and Gordon Central High School.
What is Resaca’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Gordon County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia.
How much does Resaca spend per student?
$14,123 in Gordon County School District (FY2024), against $15,800 across Georgia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Resaca families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Resaca → They have their own page.
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.