Dalton Jr. High School
Public middle school, grade 8 · Dalton, Georgia
Dalton Jr. High School in Dalton, Georgia enrolled 517 students in 2024-25 with 52.1 full-time teachers, 9.9 students per teacher against the Georgia middle-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 33% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 32% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 56% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 39%
1,162 students in 2022-23, 1,114 students in 2023-24, 517 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 85.5 to 52.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,162 | 85.5 | 13.6 |
| 2023-24 | 1,114 | 81.8 | 13.6 |
| 2024-25 | 517 | 52.1 | 9.9 |
9.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 of every 100 Georgia middle schools
Among the 475 Georgia middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
3 AP courses and one counselor per 603 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dalton Jr. High School enrolled 1,206 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 34 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses3
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 603 of the 1,206 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions34
- Chronically absent22.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
72.1% of students were Hispanic, 19.5% White, 4.6% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic72.1%
- White19.5%
- Black4.6%
- Two or more races2.1%
- Asian1.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Dalton Jr. High School scored proficient or above: 33% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 33% | 35% | 39.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 32% | 33% (2021-22) | 38.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Dalton
6 public middle schools in Dalton report 2024-25 enrollment; Dalton Jr. High School is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond Creek Middle School | 1,057 | 12.1 | 59.2% |
| North Whitfield Middle School | 731 | 13.3 | 89.7% |
| Eastbrook Middle School | 624 | 13.2 | 100.0% |
| Dalton Jr. High School | 517 | 9.9 | 57.1% |
| New Hope Middle School | 454 | 12.8 | 86.6% |
| Valley Point Middle School | 377 | 11.8 | 98.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dalton Jr. High School
- Hammond Creek Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.6 miles away: 1,057 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Eastbrook Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.2 miles away: 624 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
- Compare Dalton Jr. High School with Hammond Creek Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Dalton Public Schools spends per student$14,396 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,396
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaDalton Jr. High School is the number 364 by size of 475 Georgia middle schools open in 2024-25.#364 of 475
- Georgia schools by students per teacher9.9 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.9 for middle schools.9.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Dalton Jr. High School
How many students attend Dalton Jr. High School?
517 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,162 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Dalton, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dalton Jr. High School?
9.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for middle schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Dalton Jr. High School a Title I school?
Dalton Jr. High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Dalton Jr. High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Dalton Jr. High School scored proficient or above: 33% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Dalton Jr. High School in?
Dalton Public Schools, NCES district ID 1301620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130162004419 are the district's.
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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.