Paulding County School District, Georgia

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Paulding County School District
District details
School board members: 7
Students: 31,831 (2023-2024)
Schools: 33 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Paulding County School District is a school district in Georgia (Paulding County). During the 2024 school year, 31,831 students attended one of the district's 33 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Paulding County School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Nicholas Chester	District 2
Adam Clayton	District 3
Deborah Collett	District 4
John Dean	District 5
Theresa Lyons	District 1
Dan Nolan	District 6
Jeff Fuller		2017

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$51,206,000	$1,645	12%
Local:	$155,483,000	$4,995	37%
State:	$217,142,000	$6,976	51%
Total:	$423,831,000	$13,615

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$382,697,000	$12,293
Total Current Expenditures:	$362,335,000	$11,639
Instructional Expenditures:	$232,245,000	$7,460	61%
Student and Staff Support:	$43,612,000	$1,401	11%
Administration:	$30,613,000	$983	8%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$55,865,000	$1,794	15%
Total Capital Outlay:	$15,729,000	$505
Construction:	$12,151,000	$390
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$4,633,000	$148

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	39	50-54	25	32	21-39	36	46
2018-2019	45	65-69	32	41	30-39	41	51
2017-2018	44	65-69	31	39	30-39	42	50
2016-2017	44	65-69	32	39	30-39	41	49
2015-2016	44	70-74	31	39	40-49	41	49
2014-2015	40	65-69	28	36	30-39	35	45
2013-2014	80	85-89	74	80	70-79	78	82
2012-2013	85	90-94	80	85	80-89	85	86
2011-2012	80	90-94	74	81	70-79	80	82
2010-2011	85	90-94	80	85	80-89	84	87

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	42	50-54	33	36	21-39	42	47
2018-2019	49	60-64	39	45	40-49	49	54
2017-2018	43	55-59	34	39	40-49	43	47
2016-2017	46	60-64	35	40	40-49	44	50
2015-2016	42	55-59	32	40	40-49	38	46
2014-2015	40	60-64	29	37	50-59	37	43
2013-2014	95	>=95	93	95	>=90	94	96
2012-2013	95	>=95	93	95	80-89	96	96
2011-2012	94	>=95	92	95	>=90	95	95
2010-2011	92	>=95	90	93	80-89	93	93

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	91	>=80	88	85-89	>=50	85-89	92
2018-2019	89	>=90	87	85-89	PS	85-89	90
2017-2018	86	>=80	87	85-89	>=50	80-84	87
2016-2017	85	>=80	86	80-84		80-84	85
2015-2016	82	>=50	83	80-84	>=50	85-89	82
2014-2015	80	>=80	81	80-84	PS	75-79	79
2013-2014	78	>=80	76	75-79		80-84	78
2012-2013	78	>=50	76	75-79	>=50	80-84	79
2011-2012	75	60-79	71	70-74	>=50	70-74	77
2010-2011	76	>=80	72	70-74	>=50	80-84	77

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	31,831	1.0
2022-2023	31,518	1.2
2021-2022	31,129	3.7
2020-2021	29,966	-1.8
2019-2020	30,496	1.8
2018-2019	29,962	1.8
2017-2018	29,425	1.4
2016-2017	29,018	1.3
2015-2016	28,643	0.5
2014-2015	28,488	0.2
2013-2014	28,434	0.1
2012-2013	28,408	0.6
2011-2012	28,237	-0.6
2010-2011	28,407	-0.1
2009-2010	28,444	1.9
2008-2009	27,908	3.8
2007-2008	26,857	4.4
2006-2007	25,669	7.5
2005-2006	23,731	8.4
2004-2005	21,732	5.9
2003-2004	20,459	5.7
2002-2003	19,283	6.4
2001-2002	18,048	8.1
2000-2001	16,587	8.2
1999-2000	15,233	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Paulding County School District (%)	Georgia K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.3	0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	1.4	4.9
Black	31.4	36.2
Hispanic	13.1	18.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	5.9	4.8
White	47.9	35.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Paulding County School District had 2,140.40 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.87.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	22.00
Kindergarten:	122.60
Elementary:	798.90
Secondary:	827.90
Total:	2,140.40

Paulding County School District employed 29.00 district administrators and 106.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	29.00
District Administrative Support:	45.00
School Administrators:	106.00
School Administrative Support:	118.00

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	409.90
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	131.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	74.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	27.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	47.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	33.00
Library/Media Support:	33.00
Student Support Services:	159.00
Other Support Services:	742.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Paulding County School District operates 33 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Allgood Elementary School	836	PK-5
Bessie L. Baggett Elementary	576	PK-5
Burnt Hickory Elementary School	1,045	PK-5
Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School	776	6-8
C. A. Roberts Elementary School	651	PK-5
Connie Dugan Elementary School	660	PK-5
Dallas Elementary School	498	PK-5
East Paulding High School	1,904	9-12
East Paulding Middle School	869	6-8
Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School At Crossroad	1,418	PK-5
Hal Hutchens Elementary	643	PK-5
Herschel Jones Middle School	809	6-8
Hiram Elementary School	786	PK-5
Hiram High School	1,503	9-12
Irma C. Austin Middle School	811	6-8
J. A. Dobbins Middle School	556	6-8
Lena Mae Moses Middle School	929	6-8
Lillian C. Poole Elementary School	488	PK-5
Mcgarity Elementary School	601	PK-5
Nebo Elementary School	843	PK-5
New Georgia Elementary School	344	PK-5
North Paulding High School	3,052	9-12
Northside Elementary School	625	PK-5
Paulding County High School	2,116	9-12
P. B. Ritch Middle School	718	6-8
Roland W. Russom Elementary	994	PK-5
Sam D. Panter Elementary School	530	PK-5
Sammy Mcclure Sr. Middle School	1,499	6-8
Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary	648	PK-5
South Paulding High School	1,905	9-12
South Paulding Middle School	509	6-8
Union Elementary School	400	PK-5
Wc Abney Elementary	1,289	PK-5

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