Dalton Public Schools
A public school district in Dalton, Georgia, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 7,619
- Students enrolled
- 616.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,073.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,396
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 7,619 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,228th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 51st of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 93% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,396 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 39% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Dalton Public Schools spent $14,396 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,134 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,396 | $110.5 million | 7,675 |
| FY2022 | $13,574 | $104.8 million | 7,717 |
| FY2021 | $11,989 | $93.3 million | 7,783 |
| FY2020 | $11,615 | $91.6 million | 7,883 |
| FY2019 | $10,773 | $85.3 million | 7,921 |
| FY2018 | $10,389 | $82.1 million | 7,899 |
| FY2017 | $9,655 | $78.7 million | 8,148 |
| FY2016 | $9,605 | $76.5 million | 7,966 |
| FY2015 | $9,115 | $71.6 million | 7,858 |
| FY2014 | $9,067 | $69.8 million | 7,703 |
| FY2013 | $8,955 | $67.7 million | 7,564 |
| FY2012 | $9,040 | $65.3 million | 7,225 |
| FY2011 | $8,903 | $62.4 million | 7,004 |
| FY2010 | $9,848 | $67.3 million | 6,836 |
| FY2009 | $10,301 | $69.4 million | 6,736 |
| FY2008 | $10,469 | $69.2 million | 6,612 |
| FY2007 | $9,672 | $62.6 million | 6,470 |
| FY2006 | $8,879 | $56.1 million | 6,313 |
| FY2005 | $8,134 | $50.5 million | 6,207 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $20.7 million | 16.3% |
| State | $57.3 million | 45.1% |
| Local | $49.1 million | 38.7% |
| Total | $127.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Elementary School | 632 |
| Brookwood Elementary School | 688 |
| City Park Elementary School | 707 |
| Dalton High School | 1,919 |
| Dalton Junior High School | 517 |
| Hammond Creek Middle School | 1,057 |
| Park Creek Elementary School | 604 |
| Roan Elementary School | 421 |
| The Dalton Academy | 469 |
| Westwood Elementary School | 605 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 1301620
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Georgia — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Georgia — A to Z, each with its page.
- Georgia on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved