Whitfield County
A public school district in Dalton, Georgia, with 22 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 11,942
- Students enrolled
- 914.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,686.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,284
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 11,942 in 2024–25
- Ranks 718th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 32nd of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 95% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,284 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 28% 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
Whitfield County spent $13,284 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,474 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 | $13,284 | $163.6 million | 12,317 |
| FY2022 | $12,781 | $159.1 million | 12,448 |
| FY2021 | $11,519 | $145.4 million | 12,619 |
| FY2020 | $11,385 | $146.6 million | 12,873 |
| FY2019 | $10,915 | $141.5 million | 12,964 |
| FY2018 | $10,267 | $134.2 million | 13,073 |
| FY2017 | $10,091 | $133.1 million | 13,186 |
| FY2016 | $9,577 | $127.2 million | 13,278 |
| FY2015 | $9,180 | $123.1 million | 13,410 |
| FY2014 | $9,077 | $120.4 million | 13,259 |
| FY2013 | $8,859 | $117.8 million | 13,301 |
| FY2012 | $8,647 | $114.8 million | 13,273 |
| FY2011 | $8,089 | $108.7 million | 13,436 |
| FY2010 | $8,697 | $116.5 million | 13,390 |
| FY2009 | $9,057 | $121.5 million | 13,410 |
| FY2008 | $9,016 | $122.3 million | 13,570 |
| FY2007 | $8,646 | $115.2 million | 13,320 |
| FY2006 | $8,128 | $105.9 million | 13,025 |
| FY2005 | $7,474 | $93.1 million | 12,460 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $33.5 million | 17.3% |
| State | $100.0 million | 51.8% |
| Local | $59.7 million | 30.9% |
| Total | $193.2 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
22 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
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
- 1305700
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