Dean Rusk Middle School in Canton GA

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Compare Details Dean Rusk Middle School ranks better than 85.9% of middle schools in Georgia. It also ranks first among 7 ranked middle schools in the Cherokee County School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.08. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (71.6%), Hispanic (16%), African American (6.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 23.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dean Rusk Middle School is 16.7. 5 middle schools in the Cherokee County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Dean Rusk Middle School employs 90.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dean Rusk Middle School is $8,218. 4 middle schools in the Cherokee County School District spend more per student.

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SchoolDigger ranks Dean Rusk Middle School 80^th of 567 Georgia public middle schools. (See Dean Rusk Middle School in the ranking list.)

Cherokee County:

SchoolDigger ranks Cherokee County 26^th of 198 Georgia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	GA State Percentile
2006	81.95	45^th	420	89.3%
2007	80.28	50^th	445	88.8%
2008	78.35	71^st	462	84.6%
2009	81.79	51^st	466	89.1%
2010	78.76	67^th	494	86.4%
2011	77.73	84^th	504	83.3%
2012	77.69	79^th	508	84.4%
2013	77.12	82^nd	527	84.4%
2014	74.99	100^th	521	80.8%
2015	77.87	101^st	537	81.2%
2016	75.57	108^th	545	80.2%
2017	77.44	107^th	539	80.1%
2018	79.70	99^th	543	81.8%
2019	81.86	93^rd	559	83.4%
2021	80.90	79^th	542	85.4%
2022	83.08	80^th	567	85.9%

Data source: test scores: Georgia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Georgia Department of Education

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Monday, October 25, 2010

A better than average school with better than average administration. Will be an improvement when school can take over 6th grade as this will lead to some physical improvements that can only make a very good school much better! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Dean Rusk Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	700	700
1991	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	999	999
1992	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1071	1071
1993	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1174	1174
1994	1129	6	0	16	4	n/a	n/a	0	1155
1995	1036	7	1	11	5	n/a	n/a	0	1060
1996	1036	7	1	11	5	n/a	n/a	0	1060
1997	778	8	7	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	798
1998	776	8	8	12	3	n/a	n/a	0	807
1999	796	4	5	13	5	n/a	n/a	0	823
2000	838	5	7	20	3	n/a	n/a	0	873
2001	896	13	5	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	939
2002	1014	18	10	43	2	n/a	n/a	0	1087
2003	1014	18	10	43	2	n/a	n/a	0	1087
2004	971	21	9	48	4	n/a	n/a	0	1053
2005	681	28	8	59	2	n/a	n/a	5	783
2006	700	44	14	64	4	n/a	n/a	11	837
2007	723	53	12	83	2	n/a	n/a	21	894
2008	736	50	14	105	2	n/a	n/a	18	925
2009	583	33	10	87	2	n/a	n/a	12	727
2010	649	28	7	85	4	1	11	0	785
2011	678	51	9	89	5	1	0	0	833
2012	681	59	8	86	2	1	6	0	843
2013	664	49	11	91	3	3	16	0	837
2014	675	66	8	89	1	2	26	0	867
2015	697	63	13	93	3	1	31	0	901
2016	696	56	17	128	3	2	29	0	931
2017	1098	97	26	214	5	3	46	0	1489
2018	1146	91	20	207	5	1	50	0	1520
2019	1133	99	23	223	3	2	60	0	1543
2020	1154	101	28	228	2	1	67	0	1581
2021	1089	95	30	243	1	1	61	0	1520

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dean Rusk Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	700	36.0	19.4	3.3
1991	999	44.0	22.7	2.7
1992	1071	59.0	18.1	4.2
1993	1174	69.0	17.0	3.7
1994	1155	70.7	16.3	5.5
1995	1060	66.7	15.9	5.8
1996	1060	66.7	15.9	5.8
1997	798	52.0	15.3	8.4
1998	807	51.6	15.6	6.6
1999	823	55.5	14.8	5.7
2000	873	56.0	15.6	6.8
2001	939	57.2	16.4	7.5
2002	1087	76.3	14.2	10.5
2003	1087	76.3	14.2	10.5
2004	1053	76.0	13.9	11.8
2005	783	65.8	11.9	15
2006	837	65.6	12.8	14.8
2007	894	68.5	13.1	16.8
2008	925	72.6	12.7	17.5
2009	727	60.0	12.1	21.3
2010	785	59.0	13.3	24.7
2011	833	59.3	14.0	25.6
2012	843	54.4	15.4	26.3
2013	837	51.6	16.2	27.6
2014	867	50.2	17.2	28.3
2015	901	50.0	18.0	26.4
2016	931	56.0	16.6	26.2
2017	1489	90.5	16.4	28
2018	1520	92.7	16.3	25.1
2019	1543	93.6	16.4	24.2
2020	1581	97.4	16.2	23.9
2021	1520	90.5	16.7	23.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Dean Rusk Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	700	36.0	19.4	3.3
1991	999	44.0	22.7	2.7
1992	1071	59.0	18.1	4.2
1993	1174	69.0	17.0	3.7
1994	1155	70.7	16.3	5.5
1995	1060	66.7	15.9	5.8
1996	1060	66.7	15.9	5.8
1997	798	52.0	15.3	8.4
1998	807	51.6	15.6	6.6
1999	823	55.5	14.8	5.7
2000	873	56.0	15.6	6.8
2001	939	57.2	16.4	7.5
2002	1087	76.3	14.2	10.5
2003	1087	76.3	14.2	10.5
2004	1053	76.0	13.9	11.8
2005	783	65.8	11.9	15
2006	837	65.6	12.8	14.8
2007	894	68.5	13.1	16.8
2008	925	72.6	12.7	17.5
2009	727	60.0	12.1	21.3
2010	785	59.0	13.3	24.7
2011	833	59.3	14.0	25.6
2012	843	54.4	15.4	26.3
2013	837	51.6	16.2	27.6
2014	867	50.2	17.2	28.3
2015	901	50.0	18.0	26.4
2016	931	56.0	16.6	26.2
2017	1489	90.5	16.4	28
2018	1520	92.7	16.3	25.1
2019	1543	93.6	16.4	24.2
2020	1581	97.4	16.2	23.9
2021	1520	90.5	16.7	23.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Dean Rusk Middle School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2017	$191 (2.5%)	$7,538 (97.5%)	$7,728
2018	$164 (2.1%)	$7,757 (97.9%)	$7,921
2019	$157 (1.9%)	$8,061 (98.1%)	$8,218

Data source: Georgia Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dean Rusk Middle School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 93^rd of 559 Middle schools	Ranks 79^th of 542 Middle schools	2.1%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Dean Rusk Middle School)	63.6	57.2	6.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Cherokee County)	58.3	53	5.3%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	46	41.9	4.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Dean Rusk Middle School)	57.3	44.6	12.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Cherokee County)	52.1	38.9	13.2%
6th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	40	30.4	9.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Dean Rusk Middle School)	57.4	51.7	5.7%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Cherokee County)	51	51
7th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	39	39.3	0.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Dean Rusk Middle School)	55.3	49	6.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Cherokee County)	53.2	47.3	5.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	43	36.3	6.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Dean Rusk Middle School)	70.6	58	12.6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Cherokee County)	62	50	12%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	47	41.4	5.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Dean Rusk Middle School)	42.9	47.2	4.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Cherokee County)	42.1	42.6	0.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	35	31.8	3.2%
8th Grade Science (Dean Rusk Middle School)	33.2	21.8	11.4%
8th Grade Science (Cherokee County)	35.8	25.9	9.9%
8th Grade Science (Georgia)	32	27.2	4.8%
8th Grade Social Studies (Dean Rusk Middle School)	56.5	45.4	11.1%
8th Grade Social Studies (Cherokee County)	52.4	43.3	9.1%
8th Grade Social Studies (Georgia)	41	34.7	6.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Dean Rusk Middle School)	86.9	88.2	1.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Cherokee County)	51.4	38	13.4%
End of Course Algebra I (Georgia)	41.1	30.2	10.9%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1543	1520	1.5%
African American	99	95	4%
American Indian	3	1	66.7%
Asian	23	30	30.4%
Hispanic	223	243	9%
Pacific Islander	2	1	50%
Two or More Races	60	61	1.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	24.2%	23.8%	0.5%

Elementary:	Hickory Flat Elementary School
	Holly Springs Elementary School
	Indian Knoll Elementary
	Mountain Road Elementary School

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