Walker County School District

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

Public schools for LaFayette, Rossville and Lookout Mountain, and parts of Fort Oglethorpe.

At a glance

8,379Students enrolled

15Schools

3Towns served

$15,668Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

94%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

LaFayetteRossvilleLookout Mountain

Grades PK–5

Gilbert Elementary School or North LaFayette Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

LaFayette Middle School499 students · La FayetteThis district

Grades 9–12

LaFayette High School1,157 students · La FayetteThis district

Grades PK–8

10 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

Ridgeland High School or LaFayette High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–5

Fairyland Elementary School294 students · Lookout MountainThis district

Grades 6–8

4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

Ridgeland High School or LaFayette High SchoolDepends on your addressThis 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 proficiency25%

State average 34.8%

Reading / language arts29%

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

$15,668

per student each year · 1% below the GA average

Spending

Classroom instruction62%

Support & administration32%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)35%

State52%

Federal13%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

8,415’20

8,366’21

8,401’22

8,422’23

8,379’24

Students

White · 82%6,888

Two or more races · 6%513

Hispanic · 6%490

Black · 5%442

Asian · 0%33

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%13

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

Towns served

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LaFayette6,967 people

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Rossville3,978 people

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Lookout Mountain1,721 people

Also covers small parts of Fort Oglethorpe.

Schools15 in district

Level

All 15 Elementary 10 Middle 3 High 2

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Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 772 students · Rock Spring

B-Public 📚

Cherokee Ridge ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 548 students · Chickamauga

BPublic 📚

Gilbert Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 476 students · La Fayette

C+Public 📚

Stone Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 448 students · Rossville

C+Public 📚

Rossville Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 447 students · Rossville

CPublic 📚

North LaFayette Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 420 students · La Fayette

CPublic 📚

Rock Spring Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 419 students · Rock Spring

C+Public 📚

Chattanooga Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 418 students · Flintstone

BPublic 📚

Naomi Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 302 students · La Fayette

C+Public 📚

Fairyland Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 294 students · Lookout Mountain

A+Public 📚

LaFayette Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 499 students · La Fayette

C+Public 📚

Chattanooga Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 449 students · Flintstone

BPublic 📚

Rossville Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 446 students · Rossville

CPublic 🏫

Ridgeland High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,284 students · Rossville

CPublic 🏫

LaFayette High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,157 students · La Fayette

DPublic

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

Nearby districts

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Hamilton County School DistrictChattanooga · Lookout Mountain · $16,443 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.