Dawson County High School
Public high school, grades 10 to 12 · Dawsonville, Georgia
Dawson County High School in Dawsonville, Georgia enrolled 880 students in 2024-25 with 56.7 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Georgia high-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 46% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Georgia: 84.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
773 students in 2022-23, 828 students in 2023-24, 880 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 54.6 to 56.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 773 | 54.6 | 14.2 |
| 2023-24 | 828 | 55.7 | 14.9 |
| 2024-25 | 880 | 56.7 | 15.5 |
15.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 of every 100 Georgia high schools
Among the 476 Georgia high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. 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).
8 AP courses and one counselor per 272 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dawson County High School enrolled 817 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses8
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 272 of the 817 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent18.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.8% of students were White, 14.7% Hispanic, 1.7% Asian in 2024-25.
- White80.8%
- Hispanic14.7%
- Asian1.7%
- Black1.4%
- Two or more races1.4%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 Dawson County High School scored proficient or above: 46% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 | 46% | 45% | 39.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20% or less | 45% (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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
95% or more of the 234 students in Dawson County High School'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 school | Its district | Georgia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% or more | 95% | 84.4% |
| Students in the class | 234 | 236 | 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 school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Dawsonville
2 public high schools in Dawsonville report 2024-25 enrollment; Dawson County High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson County High School | 880 | 15.5 | 34.0% |
| Dawson County Junior High | 603 | 15.9 | 41.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dawson County High School
- Dawson County Junior HighThe nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 603 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Lumpkin County High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 11 miles away: 1,125 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Compare Dawson County High School with Dawson County Junior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Dawson County spends per student$15,470 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,470
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaDawson County High School is the number 287 by size of 478 Georgia high schools open in 2024-25.#287 of 478
- Georgia schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 15.8 for high schools.15.5:1
- 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 Dawson County High School
How many students attend Dawson County High School?
880 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 773 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Dawsonville, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dawson County High School?
15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for high schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Dawson County High School a Title I school?
Dawson County High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Dawson County High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Dawson County High School scored proficient or above: 46% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 is the graduation rate at Dawson County High School?
95% or more of the 234 students in Dawson County High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Dawson County High School in?
Dawson County, NCES district ID 1301650. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130165002253 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
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.