School district · Georgia
Paulding County School District
Part of Northwest Georgia RESA. Overview, assessment, demographics, attendance and discipline from public state and federal files, each figure shown with its source and year.
34K
Enrollment
18.9%
Chronically absent %
91.61%
4-yr grad %
County system
System type
34
Schools listed
Overview
33,974
Enrollment
18.9%
Chronic absenteeism
91.61%
Four-year graduation rate
51.0%
Economically disadvantaged
Assessment
27.7%
Beginning Learner — EOG grades 3–8 — English Language Arts
21.9%
Beginning Learner — EOG grades 3–8 — Mathematics
19.9%
Beginning Learner — EOC — American Literature and Composition
24.0%
Beginning Learner — EOC — Algebra: Concepts and Connections
Demographics
51.0%
Economically disadvantaged
15.3%
Students with disabilities
5.0%
English learners
12.9%
Gifted
Attendance
18.9%
Chronic absenteeism
24.6%
Chronic absenteeism — Students with disabilities
17.8%
Chronic absenteeism — Students without disabilities
Discipline
8.2%
In-school suspension
6.6%
Out-of-school suspension
0.1%
Expulsion
Schools in this district
Every school Georgia publishes for this district, grouped by the grades it serves. Columns differ by band because the published measures do: a graduation rate for high schools, third-grade reading for elementary. All 34 schools as published — nothing averaged or estimated.
Elementary schools 19
| School | Grades | Enrollment | CCRPI | Chronically absent % | OSS % | Economically disadvantaged | Gr 3 reading | ELA Beginning | Math Beginning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allgood Elementary School | PK-05 | 910 | 60.6 | 18.6% | 4.8% | 73.0% | 24.8% | 41.5% | 37.4% |
| Bessie L. Baggett Elementary | PK-05 | 596 | 69.2 | 15.4% | 6.0% | 71.0% | 28.9% | 37.4% | 27.3% |
| Burnt Hickory Elementary School | PK-05 | 1,038 | 73.0 | 9.8% | 1.8% | 27.0% | 52.2% | 15.7% | 8.5% |
| C. A. Roberts Elementary School | PK-05 | 683 | 66.3 | 13.5% | 0.5% | 55.0% | 34.8% | 30.1% | 15.7% |
| Connie Dugan Elementary School | PK-05 | 679 | 78.6 | 15.6% | 5.3% | 65.0% | 35.6% | 29.1% | 21.4% |
| Dallas Elementary School | PK-05 | 601 | 65.3 | 21.8% | 10.4% | 80.0% | 37.4% | 43.7% | 34.2% |
| Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad | PK-05 | 1,432 | 79.0 | 7.5% | 1.0% | 28.0% | 42.1% | 17.5% | 12.0% |
| Hal Hutchens Elementary | PK-05 | 657 | 74.5 | 20.1% | 3.6% | 71.0% | 25.9% | 35.4% | 19.4% |
| Hiram Elementary School | PK-05 | 870 | 65.0 | 14.5% | 2.6% | 72.0% | 28.3% | 36.3% | 33.5% |
| Lillian C. Poole Elementary School | PK-05 | 521 | 69.4 | 22.5% | 3.0% | 62.0% | 37.1% | 28.9% | 23.6% |
| McGarity Elementary School | PK-05 | 625 | 66.1 | 9.0% | 1.8% | 58.0% | 36.4% | 32.3% | 22.3% |
| Nebo Elementary School | PK-05 | 919 | 65.0 | 16.0% | 3.9% | 60.0% | 34.0% | 36.1% | 21.7% |
| New Georgia Elementary School | PK-05 | 363 | 60.6 | 13.2% | 4.6% | 52.0% | 37.5% | 30.6% | 15.6% |
| Northside Elementary School | PK-05 | 661 | 77.7 | 14.8% | 1.4% | 59.0% | 25.9% | 34.0% | 22.3% |
| Roland W. Russom Elementary | PK-05 | 1,010 | 69.8 | 10.0% | 4.7% | 34.0% | 48.3% | 24.1% | 17.5% |
| Sam D. Panter Elementary School | PK-05 | 551 | 73.5 | 17.8% | 6.7% | 71.0% | 44.9% | 28.8% | 19.0% |
| Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary | PK-05 | 661 | 74.4 | 23.4% | 1.4% | 61.0% | 28.6% | 28.0% | 16.0% |
| Union Elementary School | PK-05 | 372 | 71.4 | 12.6% | 2.1% | 51.0% | 51.7% | 22.1% | 12.3% |
| WC Abney Elementary | PK-05 | 1,402 | 69.1 | 9.6% | 2.9% | 49.0% | 32.9% | 28.2% | 19.7% |
Middle schools 10
| School | Grades | Enrollment | CCRPI | Chronically absent % | OSS % | Economically disadvantaged | Gr 8 reading | ELA Beginning | Math Beginning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School | 06-08 | 871 | 63.1 | 22.4% | 8.7% | 53.0% | 50.8% | 31.2% | 23.9% |
| Crossroads Middle School | 06-08 | 957 | 86.4 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 31.0% | 63.9% | 14.1% | 10.9% |
| East Paulding Middle School | 06-08 | 679 | 74.2 | 17.2% | 8.0% | 46.0% | 62.0% | 23.1% | 18.2% |
| Herschel Jones Middle School | 06-08 | 828 | 64.3 | 26.9% | 16.9% | 72.0% | 49.4% | 33.6% | 36.0% |
| Irma C. Austin Middle School | 06-08 | 837 | 60.8 | 18.2% | 17.8% | 58.0% | 51.4% | 32.9% | 34.2% |
| J. A. Dobbins Middle School | 06-08 | 591 | 71.9 | 20.6% | 16.2% | 71.0% | 52.9% | 33.1% | 24.8% |
| Lena Mae Moses Middle School | 06-08 | 1,006 | 66.4 | 17.8% | 11.3% | 48.0% | 50.8% | 24.3% | 22.3% |
| P. B. Ritch Middle School | 06-08 | 772 | 65.7 | 14.0% | 17.1% | 68.0% | 49.6% | 32.4% | 32.2% |
| Sammy McClure Sr. Middle School | 06-08 | 874 | 87.4 | 14.8% | 7.4% | 25.0% | 67.5% | 12.8% | 7.9% |
| South Paulding Middle School | 06-08 | 549 | 65.6 | 22.4% | 12.2% | 59.0% | 45.7% | 32.0% | 28.8% |
High schools 5
| School | Grades | Enrollment | CCRPI | Chronically absent % | OSS % | Economically disadvantaged | 4-yr grad % | Am Lit Beginning | Algebra Beginning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Paulding High School | 09-12 | 2,104 | 71.5 | 26.7% | 7.0% | 49.0% | 88.40% | 21.3% | 37.4% |
| Hiram High School | 09-12 | 1,586 | 78.0 | 26.7% | 7.9% | 63.0% | 86.13% | 25.9% | 31.6% |
| North Paulding High School | 09-12 | 3,117 | 81.3 | 17.4% | 4.7% | 29.0% | 96.73% | 12.2% | 18.9% |
| Paulding County High School | 09-12 | 2,250 | 71.6 | 33.0% | 8.0% | 59.0% | 91.87% | 23.1% | 26.7% |
| South Paulding High School | 09-12 | 1,992 | 70.3 | 27.1% | 12.9% | 47.0% | 91.28% | 22.9% | 40.0% |
How Paulding County compares
19 districts of comparable size statewide — Northwest Georgia RESA has too few for a useful comparison
19 districts of comparable size statewide — Northwest Georgia RESA has too few for a useful comparison
Reported values · 2024-25This region has too few similarly-sized districts for a useful comparison, so the set has been widened to comparable districts statewide.
EnrollmentPaulding County: 33,974
17,13658,676
Chronic absenteeismPaulding County: 18.9%
8.7%32.8%
Four-year graduation ratePaulding County: 91.61%
81.67%97.70%
Paulding County Comparison district Median Middle 50%
Neighboring districts
Geographic neighbors, which may sit in other regions.
Sources & vintage
Every value on this page is drawn from public state and federal collections. Suppressed small cells are flagged, never imputed. Every figure here is a published value, reproduced as-is.
- Georgia GOSA / GOEWS downloadable data · 2024-25