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Whitfield County Schools, Georgia

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Whitfield County Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 12,151 (2023-2024)
Schools: 22 (2023-2024)
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Whitfield County Schools is a school district in Georgia (Whitfield County). During the 2024 school year, 12,151 students attended one of the district's 22 schools.

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

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School board

Whitfield County Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Joe BarnettDistrict 4
Jamie JohnsonDistrict 2
Ricky RobertsonDistrict 1
Carolyn WeaverDistrict 3
Bill Worley2010

Elections

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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.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $35,227,000 $2,830 18%
Local: $56,670,000 $4,553 29%
State: $101,440,000 $8,149 52%
Total: $193,337,000 $15,532
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $178,241,000 $14,318
Total Current Expenditures: $159,097,000 $12,780
Instructional Expenditures: $96,543,000 $7,755 54%
Student and Staff Support: $17,663,000 $1,418 10%
Administration: $17,728,000 $1,424 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $27,163,000 $2,182 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $17,961,000 $1,442
Construction: $15,092,000 $1,212
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $417,000 $33
Interest on Debt: $731,000 $58


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."[2]

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 37 50-59 25-29 31 <=20 40-44 42
2018-2019 43 60-64 25-29 37 40-49 40-44 48
2017-2018 41 65-69 25-29 35 40-59 35-39 47
2016-2017 37 60-64 30-34 30 21-39 30-34 43
2015-2016 37 55-59 25-29 30 21-39 30-34 44
2014-2015 32 50-54 15-19 25 21-39 30-34 38
2013-2014 75 85-89 60-64 73 40-59 70-74 76
2012-2013 79 90-94 60-64 78 >=80 80-84 80
2011-2012 75 85-89 65-69 75 60-79 75-79 75
2010-2011 81 85-89 70-74 79 80-89 75-79 82

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 34 50-59 30-34 27 21-39 35-39 41
2018-2019 43 60-69 35-39 35 21-39 45-49 49
2017-2018 38 70-74 25-29 30 21-39 35-39 45
2016-2017 34 50-54 25-29 26 40-59 35-39 41
2015-2016 33 45-49 20-24 25 21-39 25-29 41
2014-2015 32 45-49 20-24 23 <=20 25-29 39
2013-2014 95 >=95 90-94 95 >=80 >=95 96
2012-2013 95 >=95 90-94 94 >=80 >=95 96
2011-2012 93 >=95 90-94 92 >=80 90-94 94
2010-2011 91 90-94 85-89 90 80-89 90-94 92

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 87 >=50 >=80 88 PS 80-89 85
2018-2019 87 >=50 >=80 89 PS 60-69 87
2017-2018 80 PS >=80 83 PS >=80 78
2016-2017 82 60-79 82 >=80 83
2015-2016 74 >=50 60-79 83 >=50 >=80 69
2014-2015 75 >=50 60-79 81 >=50 60-79 72
2013-2014 65 60-79 64 40-59 66
2012-2013 70 >=50 40-59 70 PS 60-79 70
2011-2012 64 >=50 40-59 60-64 PS 60-79 65
2010-2011 63 >=50 50-59 67 >=50 40-59 62


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 12,151 -1.4
2022-2023 12,317 -1.1
2021-2022 12,448 -1.4
2020-2021 12,619 -2.0
2019-2020 12,873 -0.7
2018-2019 12,964 -0.8
2017-2018 13,073 -0.9
2016-2017 13,186 -0.7
2015-2016 13,278 -1.0
2014-2015 13,410 1.1
2013-2014 13,259 -0.3
2012-2013 13,301 0.2
2011-2012 13,273 -1.2
2010-2011 13,436 0.3
2009-2010 13,390 -0.1
2008-2009 13,410 -1.2
2007-2008 13,570 1.8
2006-2007 13,320 2.2
2005-2006 13,025 4.3
2004-2005 12,460 1.8
2003-2004 12,237 0.4
2002-2003 12,190 1.8
2001-2002 11,966 2.6
2000-2001 11,659 3.1
1999-2000 11,300 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Whitfield County Schools (%) Georgia K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 4.9
Black 1.7 36.2
Hispanic 46.1 18.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 3.4 4.8
White 48.0 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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Whitfield County Schools had 907.10 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.4.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 19.40
Kindergarten: 52.60
Elementary: 355.40
Secondary: 339.00
Total: 907.10

Whitfield County Schools employed 14.00 district administrators and 54.90 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 14.00
District Administrative Support: 14.00
School Administrators: 54.90
School Administrative Support: 65.40
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 186.20
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 32.40
Total Guidance Counselors: 33.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 13.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 20.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 22.00
Library/Media Support: 17.30
Student Support Services: 72.50
Other Support Services: 186.90


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Whitfield County Schools operates 22 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Antioch Elementary School470PK-5
Beaverdale Elementary School503PK-5
Cedar Ridge Elementary366PK-5
Coahulla Creek High School1,0219-12
Cohutta Elementary School294PK-5
Dawnville Elementary School425PK-5
Dug Gap Elementary School354PK-5
Eastbrook Middle School6306-8
Eastside Elementary School588PK-5
New Hope Elementary School492KG-5
New Hope Middle School4406-8
Northwest Whitfield County High School1,1309-12
North Whitfield Middle School7816-8
Phoenix High School1859-12
Pleasant Grove Elementary School443PK-5
Southeast Whitfield County High School1,5129-12
Tunnel Hill Elementary School303KG-5
Valley Point Elementary School459PK-5
Valley Point Middle School4176-8
Varnell Elementary School389KG-5
Westside Elementary School548PK-5
Westside Middle School4016-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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