Regular local school district · Whitfield County
Whitfield County Public Schools, GA: schools, enrollment and spending
Whitfield County Public Schools runs 22 public schools with 11,942 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.1 students per teacher is 1.3 lower than the Georgia figure of 14.4.Listed in NCES data as "Whitfield County".
At a glance
- Schools
- 22
- Students
- 11,942
- Teachers (FTE)
- 914
- Students per teacher
- 13.1
- GA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1306 S. Thornton Ave., Dalton, GA 30720
- Phone
- (706)278-8070
- County
- Whitfield County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1305700
- State district ID
- GA-755
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,686
- School counselors (FTE)
- 33.0About 362 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 54.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.1
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 (12,619), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $166.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $20.8 million
- State revenue
- $94.4 million
- Local revenue
- $50.9 million
- Total spending
- $170.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,478
- Salaries
- $83.9 million49.3% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $14.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 12.5%
- State: 56.8%
- Local: 30.6%
Georgia overall
- Federal: 12.0%
- State: 42.8%
- Local: 45.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,478
Georgia$13,517
United States$16,826
Schools in Whitfield County Public Schools
By level: 4 high, 5 middle, 13 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Antioch Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 446 | 11.2 |
| Beaverdale Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 488 | 11.9 |
| Cedar Ridge ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 399 | 11.7 |
| Coahulla Creek High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,041 | 18.3 |
| Cohutta Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 287 | 13.0 |
| Dawnville Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 413 | 11.8 |
| Dug Gap Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 356 | 12.3 |
| Eastbrook Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 624 | 13.3 |
| Eastside Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 579 | 11.8 |
| New Hope Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 511 | 14.2 |
| New Hope Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 454 | 13.0 |
| North Whitfield Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 731 | 13.3 |
| Northwest Whitfield County High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,098 | 15.0 |
| Phoenix High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 141 | 14.1 |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 451 | 12.5 |
| Southeast Whitfield County High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,453 | 16.5 |
| Tunnel Hill Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 297 | 14.1 |
| Valley Point Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 469 | 12.7 |
| Valley Point Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 377 | 11.8 |
| Varnell Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 350 | 13.5 |
| Westside Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 549 | 13.1 |
| Westside Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 428 | 14.3 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Whitfield County
- Dalton Public Schools 7,619 students
More in Georgia
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.