Hiram High School vs P. B. Ritch Middle School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Hiram High School P. B. Ritch Middle School
Location Hiram, GA Dallas, GA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high middle
Enrollment 1,460 690
Student:Teacher Ratio 17.5:1 15.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 44.5% 49.0%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Hiram High School P. B. Ritch Middle School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $12,294 $12,294
District Paulding County Paulding County

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Hiram High School P. B. Ritch Middle School
White 20.5% 17.4%
African American 54.0% 56.5%
Hispanic or Latino 18.3% 15.7%
Asian 0.5% 1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.6%
Multiracial 6.4% 8.7%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Hiram High School P. B. Ritch Middle School
AP Courses Offered 6
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 365:1 345:1
Chronic Absenteeism 24.0% 25.4%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 133 188
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.