Paulding County
Public school district · Paulding County · Georgia · NCES district ID 1304020
Paulding County spent $13,037 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 75% of the other Georgia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,981). Its 33 schools enrolled 30,518 students in 2024-25; 50.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,242 per student, up 9.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (Georgia: 84.4%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Georgia districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Paulding County in enrollment (21,392 to 36,326 students) and Paulding County itself.
Where the money came from
$463,517,000 in revenue: 50.3% state, 40.1% local and 9.6% federal. Total spending including $30,147,000 of capital outlay was $444,174,000, or $14,093 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$233,327,000 50%
- Local$185,705,000 40%
- Federal$44,485,000 10%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 169 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
31,518 students in 2022-23, 31,831 students in 2023-24, 30,518 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 31,518 | 2025.9 | 15.6 |
| 2023-24 | 31,831 | 2084.4 | 15.3 |
| 2024-25 | 30,518 | 2056.3 | 14.8 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$151,623,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,811 per student
Paulding County booked $151,623,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2,100 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $72,201 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 96 in 100 Georgia districts with a figure (state median $60,911, 215 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Georgia teacher salary at $61,249 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $114,390,000 | 75.4% |
| Special education | $25,637,000 | 16.9% |
| Vocational | $6,201,000 | 4.1% |
| Other programs | $5,395,000 | 3.6% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,819 in 2018-19, $4,086 in 2019-20, $4,195 in 2020-21, $4,356 in 2021-22, $4,811 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Paulding County scored proficient or above: 41% in reading and 38% in math, against 39.6% in reading and 37.4% in math across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Georgia | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 41% | 39.6% | 16,781 |
| Math | 38% | 37.4% | 17,025 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90% of the 2,578 students in Paulding County's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Georgia | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90% | 84.4% |
| Students in the class | 2,578 | 134,822 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
19 elementary schools, 13,646 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad | 1,389 | 15.3 | 22.0% | Not Title I |
| WC Abney Elementary | 1,324 | 15.0 | 40.1% | Not Title I |
| Burnt Hickory Elementary School | 996 | 14.0 | 21.6% | Not Title I |
| Roland W. Russom Elementary | 982 | 13.5 | 28.5% | Not Title I |
| Nebo Elementary School | 874 | 14.6 | 48.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Allgood Elementary School | 811 | 12.9 | 57.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Hiram Elementary School | 797 | 13.3 | 62.1% | Schoolwide program |
| C. A. Roberts Elementary School | 668 | 13.4 | 43.1% | Not Title I |
| Connie Dugan Elementary School | 647 | 12.7 | 53.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary | 637 | 13.3 | 48.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Northside Elementary School | 626 | 13.0 | 48.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Hal Hutchens Elementary | 613 | 12.5 | 59.4% | Schoolwide program |
The other 7 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGarity Elementary School | 572 | 13.3 | 44.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Bessie L. Baggett Elementary | 549 | 11.9 | 58.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Dallas Elementary School | 513 | 12.1 | 70.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Sam D. Panter Elementary School | 506 | 10.8 | 58.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Lillian C. Poole Elementary School | 460 | 11.5 | 50.2% | Targeted program |
| Union Elementary School | 346 | 11.9 | 39.3% | Not Title I |
| New Georgia Elementary School | 336 | 12.4 | 42.9% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
9 middle schools, 6,432 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lena Mae Moses Middle School | 921 | 15.6 | 39.2% | Not Title I |
| Sammy McClure Sr. Middle School | 834 | 16.7 | 18.2% | Not Title I |
| Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle school | 809 | 16.5 | 43.4% | Not Title I |
| Irma C. Austin Middle School | 782 | 15.0 | 45.5% | Not Title I |
| Herschel Jones Middle School | 728 | 13.9 | 60.4% | Not Title I |
| P. B. Ritch Middle School | 690 | 14.4 | 57.1% | Not Title I |
| East Paulding Middle School | 630 | 14.3 | 38.4% | Not Title I |
| J. A. Dobbins Middle School | 531 | 13.0 | 58.4% | Not Title I |
| South Paulding Middle School | 507 | 13.3 | 46.9% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
5 high schools, 10,440 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Paulding High School | 3,015 | 18.6 | 22.2% | Not Title I |
| Paulding County High School | 2,099 | 17.5 | 48.4% | Not Title I |
| East Paulding High School | 1,985 | 17.4 | 39.2% | Not Title I |
| South Paulding High School | 1,881 | 17.2 | 37.2% | Not Title I |
| Hiram High School | 1,460 | 16.1 | 51.8% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Paulding County
- Phone: (770) 443-8000
- Office: 3236 Atlanta Highway, Dallas, GA 30132
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Paulding County
- Georgia districts by spending per studentPaulding County ranks 127 of 169 Georgia districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,037).#127 of 169
- Every school district in GeorgiaPaulding County is the number 11 by size of 227 Georgia districts, with 31,518 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#11 of 227
- Savannah-Chatham CountyThe next larger Georgia district: 36,326 students in fall 2022, $15,342 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,342
- Houston CountyThe next smaller Georgia district: 30,631 students in fall 2022, $13,044 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,044
- Compare Paulding County with Savannah-Chatham CountyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- North Paulding High School, its largest high school3,015 students in 2024-25, 18.6 per teacher.3,015
- Teacher salary spending across GeorgiaPaulding County spent $72,201 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $60,911); spending, not a salary.$72,201
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Paulding County
How many schools and students are in Paulding County?
33 schools were open in 2024-25 (19 elementary, 9 middle, 5 high), enrolling 30,518 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Paulding County spend per student?
$13,037 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Georgia median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,981 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,242 per student, up 9.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Paulding County's money come from?
$463,517,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 50.3% state, 40.1% local and 9.6% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Paulding County live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 3,120 of the 35,839 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Paulding County spend on teacher salaries?
$151,623,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,811 per student. Divided by the 2,100 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $72,201 per teacher, more than 96 in 100 Georgia districts (state median $60,911). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Georgia teacher salary at $61,249 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Paulding County do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Paulding County scored proficient or above: 41% in reading and 38% in math, against 39.6% in reading and 37.4% in math across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Paulding County?
90% of the 2,578 students in Paulding County's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Paulding County's NCES district ID?
1304020. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25