📍 3900 Cleveland Rd, Dalton, Whitfield County, 30721
Varnell Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dalton, Whitfield County. The school has 374 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Whitfield County school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Varnell Elementary School enrolls 374 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 218 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4% |
| Asian | 8 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
245 of the school's 374 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 185 qualify for free lunch and 60 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.
Varnell Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 6.
Varnell Elementary School is one of 22 schools in Whitfield County, based in Dalton, Georgia. The district serves 11,942 students district-wide and employs 918 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 374 students, Varnell Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 543 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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