Regular local school district · Paulding County

Paulding County Public Schools, GA: schools, enrollment and spending

Paulding County Public Schools runs 34 public schools with 31,426 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.8 students per teacher is about the same as the Georgia figure of 14.4.Listed in NCES data as "Paulding County".

At a glance

Schools: 34
Students: 31,426
Teachers (FTE): 2,125
Students per teacher: 14.8; GA: 14.4 · US: 15.3

Address: 3236 Atlanta Highway, Dallas, GA 30132
Phone: (770)443-8000
County: Paulding County
Locale: Suburb: Large
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 1304020
State district ID: GA-710
Total staff (FTE): 4,048
School counselors (FTE): 74.0About 425 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 109.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district14.8

Georgia14.4

United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (29,966), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $371.6 million
Federal revenue: $35.6 million
State revenue: $197.4 million
Local revenue: $138.6 million
Total spending: $350.2 million
Spending per pupil: $11,687
Salaries: $197.1 million56.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $103.3 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 9.6%
State: 53.1%
Local: 37.3%

Georgia overall

Federal: 12.0%
State: 42.8%
Local: 45.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$11,687

Georgia$13,517

United States$16,826

Schools in Paulding County Public Schools

By level: 5 high, 10 middle, 19 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Allgood Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	811	12.9
Bessie L. Baggett Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	549	11.9
Burnt Hickory Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	996	14.0
C. A. Roberts Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	668	13.4
Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	809	16.5
Connie Dugan Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	647	12.7
Crossroads Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	908	17.5
Dallas Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	513	12.2
East Paulding High School	High	9 to 12	1,985	17.4
East Paulding Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	630	14.3
Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad	Elementary	PK to 5	1,389	15.3
Hal Hutchens Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	613	12.5
Herschel Jones Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	728	14.0
Hiram Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	797	13.3
Hiram High School	High	9 to 12	1,460	16.2
Irma C. Austin Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	782	15.0
J. A. Dobbins Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	531	13.0
Lena Mae Moses Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	921	15.6
Lillian C. Poole Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	460	11.5
McGarity Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	572	13.3
Nebo Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	874	14.6
New Georgia Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	336	12.4
North Paulding High School	High	9 to 12	3,015	18.6
Northside Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	626	13.0
P. B. Ritch Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	690	14.4
Paulding County High School	High	9 to 12	2,099	17.5
Roland W. Russom Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	982	13.5
Sam D. Panter Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	506	10.8
Sammy McClure Sr. Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	834	16.7
Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	637	13.3
South Paulding High School	High	9 to 12	1,881	17.3
South Paulding Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	507	13.3
Union Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	346	11.9
WC Abney Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	1,324	15.0

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.