📍 1250 Cross Plains Train, Dalton, Whitfield County, 30721
The Dalton Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dalton, Whitfield County. The school has 402 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dalton Public Schools school district. It serves grades 10–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
The Dalton Academy enrolls 402 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 10% White and 4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 330 | 82% |
| White | 40 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
268 of the school's 402 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 226 qualify for free lunch and 42 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.
The Dalton Academy 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.
The Dalton Academy 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 402 students, The Dalton Academy is smaller than the district average of about 762 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small