📍 2761 E Cherokee Dr, Canton, Cherokee County, 30115
Dean Rusk Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Canton, Cherokee County. The school has 1,473 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherokee County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 97.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Dean Rusk Middle School enrolls 1,473 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 97.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 7.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 986 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 266 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 106 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 47 | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
345 of the school's 1,473 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 280 qualify for free lunch and 65 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dean Rusk Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-70, state senate district 21, state house district 21.
Dean Rusk Middle School is one of 37 schools in Cherokee County, based in Canton, Georgia. The district serves 42,031 students district-wide and employs 2,974 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,473 students, Dean Rusk Middle School is larger than the district average of about 1,136 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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