📍 1500 Manly St, Dalton, Whitfield County, 30720
Dalton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dalton, Whitfield County. The school has 1,382 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dalton Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 88.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 27 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dalton High School enrolls 1,382 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 88.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 4.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 985 | 71% |
| White | 260 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 62 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 44 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
766 of the school's 1,382 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 573 qualify for free lunch and 193 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.
Dalton High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 54, state house district 4.
Dalton High School is one of 10 schools in Dalton Public Schools, based in Dalton, Georgia. The district serves 7,619 students district-wide and employs 615 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,382 students, Dalton High School is larger than the district average of about 762 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small