📍 109 Allen Street, Dawsonville, Dawson County, 30534
Dawson County Junior High is a State/Public serving secondary age pupils, located in Dawsonville, Dawson County. The school has 645 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dawson County school district. It serves grades 8–9 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dawson County Junior High enrolls 645 students across grades 8–9. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 536 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 91 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
252 of the school's 645 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 196 qualify for free lunch and 56 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.
Dawson County Junior High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-70, state senate district 51, state house district 9.
Dawson County Junior High is one of 7 schools in Dawson County, based in Dawsonville, Georgia. The district serves 4,296 students district-wide and employs 259 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 645 students, Dawson County Junior High is close to the district average of about 614 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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