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Whitfield County

At a glance

92^ndof 206 Georgia districts▼ 4

Better than 55% of Georgia districts

Elementary 13 Middle 5 High 4Grades PK, KG-12

1306 S. Thornton Ave.
Dalton, GA 30720·(706) 278-8070·All Georgia district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 55.3% of districts

Schools

11,942

Students

Top rankedNew Hope Middle School104^th of 584 Georgia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Antioch Elementary School up 127 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Antioch Elementary School 11.1 students per teacher

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Summary:

The Whitfield County school district in Georgia consists of 22 schools, including 13 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 4 high schools, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district's schools exhibit a wide range of academic performance, with some standout institutions like Northwest Whitfield County High School and New Hope Middle School consistently ranking among the top schools in the state, while others struggle with low proficiency rates.

The district's top-performing schools, such as Northwest Whitfield County High School and New Hope Middle School, boast exceptional proficiency rates on state assessments, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Meanwhile, schools like Eastbrook Middle School and Dawnville Elementary School struggle with low proficiency rates, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support to address these disparities.

The district's graduation rates are on par with the state average, but the data reveals significant variations in student performance, resource allocation, and spending per student. Understanding the factors contributing to these differences and implementing strategies to replicate the success of the top-performing schools could help ensure equitable access to high-quality education for all students in the Whitfield County school district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2025)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Phoenix High School	Public	9-12	2300 Maddox Chapel Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 876-3600	141	10	13.9	100.0%	83 (58.9%)	5 (3.5%)	47 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	3.8	449^th of 452 public high schools	0.7%		5.8	441^st of 458 public high schools	3.7%	8	2.5	4.3	0.0	0.9
Eastbrook Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Hill Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-6135	624	47	13.1	100.0%	127 (20.4%)	5 (0.8%)	469 (75.2%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	26.8	427^th of 584 public middle schools	26.9%		24	448^th of 588 public middle schools	23.8%	21								29.2	21.7	26.7				26.6	28.3	26.7		16.7	16.1	$12,687	$642	$12,045
Southeast Whitfield County High School	Public	9-12	1954 Riverbend Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 226-2753	1,453	88	16.4	94.9%	363 (25.0%)	16 (1.1%)	1,042 (71.7%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.5%)	29.9	300^th of 452 public high schools	33.6%		37.8	252^nd of 458 public high schools	45.0%	48	24.1	27.9	28.7	35.4																$12,214	$578	$11,635
Northwest Whitfield County High School	Public	9-12	1651 Tunnel Hill Varnell Rd	Tunnel Hill	30755	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	No	(706) 673-6533	1,098	74	14.8	71.4%	629 (57.3%)	17 (1.5%)	393 (35.8%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.3%)	51.5	161^st of 452 public high schools	64.4%		55.2	156^th of 458 public high schools	65.9%	5	40.6	49.2	40.9	40.7																$13,590	$501	$13,090
Westside Middle School	Public	6-8	580 Lafayette Rd. SW	Rocky Face	30740	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 673-2611	428	30	14.0	84.8%	327 (76.4%)	8 (1.9%)	66 (15.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	72.5	141^st of 584 public middle schools	75.9%		79.5	106^th of 588 public middle schools	82.0%	35								45.7	47.0	48.6				44.2	53.0	63.8		42.8	38.4	$13,083	$557	$12,526
Valley Point Middle School	Public	6-8	3796 S Dixie Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 277-9662	377	32	11.7	98.1%	174 (46.2%)	5 (1.3%)	187 (49.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	50.9	260^th of 584 public middle schools	55.5%		53.2	256^th of 588 public middle schools	56.5%	4								38.8	18.8	37.1				33.0	30.7	60.6		33.1	39.7	$15,553	$835	$14,718
North Whitfield Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Trailblazer Lane	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 259-3381	731	55	13.2	89.7%	427 (58.4%)	17 (2.3%)	248 (33.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.2%)	47.2	284^th of 584 public middle schools	51.4%		52	263^rd of 588 public middle schools	55.3%	21								40.7	32.6	33.5				35.9	36.7	48.9		24.0	25.5	$13,177	$736	$12,442
Tunnel Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	203 E School St	Tunnel Hill	30755	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 673-4550	297	22	13.6	82.2%	222 (74.7%)	9 (3.0%)	60 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	73.9	283^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	77.1%		75.2	283^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	77.3%						30.6	57.8	56.6				55.1	68.9	49.1				57.7			$14,915	$509	$14,406
Valley Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3798 S Dixie Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 277-3259	469	38	12.3	100.0%	252 (53.7%)	4 (0.9%)	194 (41.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	49.4	572^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	53.8%		51.7	546^th of 1248 public elementary schools	56.3%	26					32.0	33.3	41.2				40.0	62.7	44.1				25.8			$16,077	$1,074	$15,003
Dug Gap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2032 Dug Gap Rd	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 226-3919	356	30	11.9	97.8%	97 (27.2%)	4 (1.1%)	242 (68.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	55	501^st of 1238 public elementary schools	59.5%		62.2	433^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	65.3%	68					39.0	40.8	43.1				52.5	38.8	43.1				37.3			$16,356	$756	$15,600
Dawnville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1380 Dawnville Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 259-3914	413	36	11.5	100.0%	150 (36.3%)	18 (4.4%)	222 (53.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	20.3	992^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	19.9%		26.8	895^th of 1248 public elementary schools	28.3%	97					12.5	33.9	25.0				14.1	33.9	23.2				21.4			$14,873	$585	$14,288
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1815 Utility Rd	Rocky Face	30740	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 673-6531	549	43	12.8	83.2%	410 (74.7%)	14 (2.6%)	83 (15.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.4%)	52.3	531^st of 1238 public elementary schools	57.1%		52.2	540^th of 1248 public elementary schools	56.7%	9					29.1	42.4	33.7				45.6	57.6	39.5				41.9			$14,397	$835	$13,563
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 Cleveland Hwy	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 259-3920	451	36	12.3	100.0%	146 (32.4%)	14 (3.1%)	276 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	67.2	362^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	70.8%		62	435^th of 1248 public elementary schools	65.1%	73					39.0	52.4	34.7				63.0	76.2	40.8				47.9			$14,247	$839	$13,409
Cohutta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	254 Wolfe St	Cohutta	30710	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 694-8812	287	23	12.5	88.9%	223 (77.7%)	3 (1.0%)	45 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	75.2	273^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	77.9%		68.8	361^st of 1248 public elementary schools	71.1%	88					52.2	45.0	51.1				67.4	80.0	44.4				45.5			$16,267	$747	$15,520
Varnell Elementary School	Public	K-5	3900 Cleveland Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 694-3471	350	26	13.2	99.1%	208 (59.4%)	10 (2.9%)	114 (32.6%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	48.5	587^th of 1238 public elementary schools	52.6%		51	555^th of 1248 public elementary schools	55.5%	32					51.0	36.2	38.7				51.0	50.0	32.0				25.3			$14,237	$724	$13,513
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Hill Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-3074	579	49	11.7	100.0%	85 (14.7%)	8 (1.4%)	480 (82.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	26.3	901^st of 1238 public elementary schools	27.2%		30.2	851^st of 1248 public elementary schools	31.8%	50					19.4	19.2	28.6				24.7	35.9	31.9				34.1			$14,855	$729	$14,126
Antioch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1819 Riverbend Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-7550	446	40	11.1	100.0%	121 (27.1%)	5 (1.1%)	304 (68.2%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	37.4	721^st of 1238 public elementary schools	41.8%		30.3	848^th of 1248 public elementary schools	32.1%	127					36.0	27.8	26.5				44.0	41.7	30.9				25.4			$16,374	$746	$15,628
New Hope Elementary School	Public	K-5	1175 New Hope Rd NW	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 673-3180	511	37	13.8	90.4%	285 (55.8%)	18 (3.5%)	174 (34.1%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.1%)	54.3	509^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.9%		72.2	316^th of 1248 public elementary schools	74.7%	193					46.3	35.9	46.5				38.9	46.7	47.7				32.6			$13,992	$698	$13,293
New Hope Middle School	Public	6-8	1111 New Hope Rd NW	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 673-2295	454	35	12.8	86.6%	212 (46.7%)	10 (2.2%)	210 (46.3%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	79.8	104^th of 584 public middle schools	82.2%		77.7	111^th of 588 public middle schools	81.1%	7								56.3	49.7	50.0				48.6	57.2	64.9		47.6	45.9	$14,222	$809	$13,413
Beaverdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 Prater Mill Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 275-4414	488	42	11.7	100.0%	353 (72.3%)	7 (1.4%)	102 (20.9%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	47	608^th of 1238 public elementary schools	50.9%		47.5	596^th of 1248 public elementary schools	52.2%	12					33.3	39.5	29.5				50.0	48.7	36.1				29.5			$16,773	$1,046	$15,727
Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Cedar Ridge Rd SE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 712-8400	399	34	11.7	100.0%	140 (35.1%)	6 (1.5%)	234 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	32.3	803^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	35.1%		36.2	754^th of 1248 public elementary schools	39.6%	49					25.4	18.9	40.3				30.2	32.1	38.7				27.9			$15,937	$609	$15,327
Coahulla Creek High School	Public	9-12	3361 Crow Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	No	(706) 694-4900	1,041	57	18.2	79.3%	574 (55.1%)	18 (1.7%)	395 (37.9%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.0%)	41.7	217^th of 452 public high schools	52.0%		45.5	210^th of 458 public high schools	54.1%	7	42.6	35.4	36.8	30.2																$12,280	$536	$11,744

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Department of Juvenile Justice	0.58 mi	32
Dalton Public Schools	1.11 mi	10	107^th
North Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency	2.56 mi	1
Murray County	6.43 mi	11	96^th
Catoosa County	11.96 mi	16	61^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.