📍 1250 Cross Plains Trail, Dalton, Whitfield County, 30721
Dalton Jr. High School is a State/Public serving secondary age pupils, located in Dalton, Whitfield County. The school has 1,162 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dalton Public Schools school district. It serves grades 8–9 in an urban setting. The school employs 85.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dalton Jr. High School enrolls 1,162 students across grades 8–9. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 85.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 836 | 72% |
| White | 217 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 4% |
| Asian | 33 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
745 of the school's 1,162 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 611 qualify for free lunch and 134 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 Jr. 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 Jr. 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 1,162 students, Dalton Jr. 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
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