Paulding County School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 B+School Grade

Public schools for Dallas, Hiram and Braswell.

At a glance

31,426Students enrolled

34Schools

3Towns served

$14,242Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

51%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

DallasHiramBraswell

Grades PK–5

Dallas Elementary School513 students · DallasThis district

Grades 6–8

Herschel Jones Middle School728 students · DallasThis district

Grades 9–12

5 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades PK–5

Hiram Elementary School797 students · HiramThis district

Grades 6–8

10 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

5 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades PK–12

26 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

13 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listPolk County School District

Grades 12

8 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs GA

Math proficiency39%

State average 34.8%

Reading / language arts42%

State average 38.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)91%

State average 84.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$14,242

per student each year · 10% below the GA average

Spending

Classroom instruction63%

Support & administration32%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)42%

State50%

Federal8%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

29,966’20

31,129’21

31,518’22

31,831’23

31,426’24

Students

White · 46%14,514

Black · 32%9,958

Hispanic · 14%4,406

Two or more races · 6%1,925

Asian · 2%513

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%73

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Dallas14,714 people

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Hiram5,231 people

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Braswell400 people

Schools34 in district

Level

All 34 Elementary 19 Middle 10 High 5

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Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at CrossroadElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,389 students · Dallas

APublic 📚

WC Abney ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,324 students · Dallas

A-Public 📚

Burnt Hickory Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 996 students · Dallas

APublic 📚

Roland W. Russom ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 982 students · Dallas

A-Public 📚

Nebo Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 874 students · Dallas

B+Public 📚

Allgood Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 811 students · Dallas

B-Public 📚

Hiram Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 797 students · Hiram

B-Public 📚

C. A. Roberts Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 668 students · Dallas

A-Public 📚

Connie Dugan Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 647 students · Douglasville

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Sara M. Ragsdale ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 637 students · Rockmart

BPublic 📚

Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 626 students · Dallas

B-Public 📚

Hal Hutchens ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 613 students · Douglasville

B+Public 📚

McGarity Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 572 students · Hiram

A-Public 📚

Bessie L. Baggett ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 549 students · Powder Springs

A-Public 📚

Dallas Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 513 students · Dallas

CPublic 📚

Sam D. Panter Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 506 students · Hiram

B+Public 📚

Lillian C. Poole Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 460 students · Dallas

B+Public 📚

Union Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 346 students · Temple

A-Public 📚

New Georgia Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 336 students · Villa Rica

B+Public 📚

Lena Mae Moses Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 921 students · Dallas

A-Public 📚

Crossroads Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 908 students · Acworth

Public 📚

Sammy McClure Sr. Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 834 students · Dallas

APublic 📚

Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 809 students · Dallas

BPublic 📚

Irma C. Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 782 students · Douglasville

B+Public 📚

Herschel Jones Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 728 students · Dallas

B-Public 📚

P. B. Ritch Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 690 students · Dallas

BPublic 📚

East Paulding Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 630 students · Dallas

B+Public 📚

J. A. Dobbins Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 531 students · Powder Springs

BPublic 📚

South Paulding Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 507 students · Dallas

BPublic 🏫

North Paulding High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 3,015 students · Dallas

C+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Cobb County School DistrictPowder Springs · $16,151 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.