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Southeast Whitfield County High School

Q: Is Southeast Whitfield County High School a good school?

Southeast Whitfield County High School ranks 227 th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 50% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Southeast Whitfield County High School is a large public high school in Dalton, GA, serving 1,453 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Whitfield County school district.

This school has a clear story of momentum. After several years ranked in the mid-30s to 40s percentile statewide, Southeast Whitfield jumped to the 50th percentile in the most recent year, earning a 3-star rating—its first time reaching that level. A big reason for the improvement is a dramatic drop in chronic absenteeism, which fell from 31.4% in 2021-2022 to 14.4% now—below the state average of 17.7%. The school also shines in U.S. History, where 46.8% of students scored proficient, beating both the district (37.9%) and state (38.5%) for the fourth straight year. Graduation is another standout: 93.2% of students graduate, well above the state average of 87.2%, and the dropout rate is just 1.4%. This is especially notable given that 94.9% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, one of the highest poverty rates among nearby high schools.

However, the picture is uneven. Algebra I proficiency sits at 30.8%, far below the state's 48.1%, and American Literature proficiency (24.1%) trails the state by 16 points. Compared to district peers, Northwest Whitfield County High School is the strongest overall (69th percentile), while Coahulla Creek High School (45th percentile) actually beats Southeast in Algebra I and American Literature. Southeast's edge over Coahulla comes mainly from U.S. History. The school also shows relative strength with male students (53rd percentile) and special education students (55th percentile). Spending has risen 29% over three years to $12,214 per student, reflecting the growing economic needs of the student body. For parents, the key takeaway is a school that keeps kids in school and graduating, with clear strengths in history—but with math and English areas that need attention.

1,453

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,214

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1954 Riverbend Rd
Dalton, GA 30721

(706) 226-2753

District: Whitfield County

Feeder schools for Southeast Whitfield County High School:

Elementary:	Antioch Elementary School
	Cedar Ridge Elementary
	Dug Gap Elementary School
	Eastside Elementary School
	More...
	Valley Point Elementary School
Middle:	Eastbrook Middle School
	Valley Point Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.7%

White:

25.0%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (37% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 17 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg39%

Georgia avg45%

227^th of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High Schools in the Whitfield County

96^th of 202Whitfield County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	227 of 457	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.9	299 of 451	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	251 of 454	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	231 of 448	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	233 of 431	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	209 of 410	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	278 of 438	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	263 of 428	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.1	287 of 420	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.8	268 of 426	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.3	198 of 435	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.0	221 of 425	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.6	180 of 425	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.5	137 of 396	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.6	216 of 402	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.2	139 of 384	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.2	120 of 372	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.8	147 of 370	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.4	160 of 358	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.8	162 of 335	51.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	129 of 173	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	134 of 180	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	108 of 159	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	92 of 141	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	35 of 102	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	248 of 431	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.0	304 of 438	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	267 of 435	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	225 of 433	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	238 of 430	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	158 of 299	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.3	215 of 312	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	186 of 315	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	162 of 308	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	168 of 295	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	203 of 436	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.4	283 of 442	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	231 of 436	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	235 of 436	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	235 of 427	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	154 of 339	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	27.1	258 of 347	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.3	184 of 344	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	161 of 343	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	141 of 331	57.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	240 of 334	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	284 of 341	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	289 of 346	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	232 of 343	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	219 of 339	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)55th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)25th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

United States History47%+8 vs state

Biology35%-12 vs state

Algebra I31%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th 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
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%)	39.4	227^th of 457 public high schools	50.3%		29.9	299^th of 451 public high schools	33.7%	72	30.8	35.3	46.8						$12,214	$578	$11,635
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	—	83 (58.9%)	5 (3.5%)	47 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	5.5	438^th of 457 public high schools	4.2%		3.8	448^th of 451 public high schools	0.7%	10		4.0	6.7
Elbert Shaw Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	2735 Underwood Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 272-2309	9	3	3.0	33.3%	3 (33.3%)	3 (33.3%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)								(n/a)
The Dalton Academy	Public	9-12	1250 Cross Plains Trai1	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 876-4700	469	51	9.2	58.4%	44 (9.4%)	16 (3.4%)	387 (82.5%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	16.8	381^st of 457 public high schools	16.6%		16.4	378^th of 451 public high schools	16.2%	3	31.4	22.5	15.8						$19,102	$945	$18,157
Dalton High School	Public	9-12	1500 Manly St	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-8757	1,919	113	16.9	62.5%	345 (18.0%)	91 (4.7%)	1,387 (72.3%)	54 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	39 (2.0%)	44.5	197^th of 457 public high schools	56.9%		41.1	223^rd of 451 public high schools	50.6%	26	47.6	45.6	31.5						$12,396	$415	$11,981
North Murray High School	Public	9-12	2568 Mount Carmel Church Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-7760	961	64	14.9	83.4%	689 (71.7%)	6 (0.6%)	255 (26.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	44.4	198^th of 457 public high schools	56.7%		41.2	222^nd of 451 public high schools	50.8%	24	51.6	36.8	39.0						$12,976	$512	$12,465
Murray County High School	Public	9-12	1001 Green Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-1414	1,068	65	16.4	93.2%	700 (65.5%)	7 (0.7%)	348 (32.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	31.7	278^th of 457 public high schools	39.2%		44.1	208^th of 451 public high schools	53.9%	70	32.7	34.8	29.9						$11,525	$408	$11,117
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%)	54.1	142^nd of 457 public high schools	68.9%		51.5	160^th of 451 public high schools	64.5%	18	55.6	52.9	36.3						$13,590	$501	$13,090
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%)	36.3	250^th of 457 public high schools	45.3%		41.7	216^th of 451 public high schools	52.1%	34	37.8	35.6	36.1						$12,280	$536	$11,744
Pleasant Valley Innovative School	Public	6-12	273 Harris Street	Eton	30724	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 517-5355	64	10	6.5	—	42 (65.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (29.7%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	5.4	440^th of 457 public high schools	3.7%		4.2	444^th of 451 public high schools	1.6%	4	4.0	0.0	8.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Southeast Whitfield County High School

What district is Southeast Whitfield County High School in?

Whitfield County

Is Southeast Whitfield County High School a good school?

Southeast Whitfield County High School ranks 227^th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Southeast Whitfield County High School?

Southeast Whitfield County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Antioch Elementary School
Elementary : Cedar Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Dug Gap Elementary School
Elementary : Eastside Elementary School
Elementary : Valley Point Elementary School
Middle : Eastbrook Middle School
Middle : Valley Point Middle School

How many students attend Southeast Whitfield County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,453 students attended Southeast Whitfield County High School.

What is the racial makeup of Southeast Whitfield County High School?

Students at Southeast Whitfield County High School are 72% Hispanic, 25% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026

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

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