Terrell County School District
Public
Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade
Public schools for Dawson, Bronwood, Sasser and Parrott.
At a glance
921Students enrolled
3Schools
4Towns served
$19,591Spent per student
14:1Student–teacher ratio
97%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
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 proficiency7%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts13%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
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
$19,591
per student each year · 24% above the GA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
1,173’20
1,044’21
1,035’22
961’23
921’24
Students
Black · 90%832
Hispanic · 4%41
White · 3%28
Two or more races · 2%18
Asian · 0%2
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools3 in district
Cooper-Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 440 students · Dawson
DPublicTerrell Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 215 students · Dawson
DPublicTerrell High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 266 students · Dawson
D-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
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.