Paulding County High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Dallas, Georgia
Paulding County High School in Dallas, Georgia enrolled 2,099 students in 2024-25 with 120.1 full-time teachers, 17.5 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, 41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
2,005 students in 2022-23, 2,116 students in 2023-24, 2,099 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 110.2 to 120.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,005 | 110.2 | 18.2 |
| 2023-24 | 2,116 | 116.7 | 18.1 |
| 2024-25 | 2,099 | 120.1 | 17.5 |
17.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 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).
13 AP courses and one counselor per 386 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Paulding County High School enrolled 1,930 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 156 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses13
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 386 of the 1,930 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions156
- Chronically absent41.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
42.8% of students were White, 37.0% Black, 13.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White42.8%
- Black37.0%
- Hispanic13.1%
- Two or more races6.1%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.2%
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 Paulding County High School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% 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 | 41% | 41% | 39.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 29% | 38% (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
87% of the 514 students in Paulding 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 | 87% | 90% | 84.4% |
| Students in the class | 514 | 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 school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Dallas
3 public high schools in Dallas report 2024-25 enrollment; Paulding County High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Paulding High School | 3,015 | 18.6 | 22.2% |
| Paulding County High School | 2,099 | 17.5 | 48.4% |
| East Paulding High School | 1,985 | 17.4 | 39.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Paulding County High School
- Hiram High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.8 miles away: 1,460 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
- East Paulding High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 5.9 miles away: 1,985 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).5.9 mi
- Compare Paulding County High School with Hiram High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Paulding County spends per student$13,037 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,037
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaPaulding County High School is the number 53 by size of 478 Georgia high schools open in 2024-25.#53 of 478
- Georgia schools by students per teacher17.5 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 15.8 for high schools.17.5:1
- 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 Paulding County High School
How many students attend Paulding County High School?
2,099 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,005 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Dallas, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Paulding County High School?
17.5 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 Paulding County High School a Title I school?
Paulding 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 Paulding County High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Paulding County High School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% 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 Paulding County High School?
87% of the 514 students in Paulding 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 Paulding County High School in?
Paulding County, NCES district ID 1304020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130402001471 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.