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Enrollment
1,041
High
DISTRICT 933 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITFIELD COUNTY·NCES 130570004053
Coahulla Creek High School
3361 Crow Rd NE, Dalton, GA 30721 · (706) 694-4900 · Whitfield County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,041 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Georgia public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
825 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 292 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 285 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 252 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 212 | 20% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
39.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 2 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.2% |
| 2023-24 | 39.9% |
| 2022-23 | 32.1% |
| 2021-22 | 37.3% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Coahulla Creek High School
Coahulla Creek High School's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coahulla Creek High School this school | 1,041 | 79.3% | 32.5% |
| Calhoun High School Calhoun | 1,282 | 76.1% | 48.0% |
| Northwest Whitfield County High School Tunnel Hill | 1,098 | 71.4% | 35.3% |
| Habersham Central High School Mt Airy | 1,611 | 77.2% | 28.9% |
| Habersham Ninth Grade Academy Mount Airy | 552 | 84.4% | 70.7% |
| Coosa High School Rome | 861 | 70.8% | 44.2% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Coahulla Creek High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Whitfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #241 of 411 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #191 of 417 ▼ 14 | #3 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,041 | #253 of 480 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #359 of 413 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #210 of 413 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.3% | #186 of 425 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #151 of 226 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,041
-75 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 20.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,041 | 57 | 18.3:1 | 79% (825) |
| 2023-24 | 1,021 | 56.5 | 18.1:1 | 69% (703) |
| 2022-23 | 986 | 57.3 | 17.2:1 | 58% (567) |
| 2020-21 | 1,116 | 54 | 20.7:1 | 46% (510) |
| 2017-18 | 981 | 53.9 | 18.2:1 | 61% (600) |
| 2015-16 | 1,008 | 47 | 21.4:1 | 61% (617) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coahulla Creek High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (981 to 1,041); teachers up 6% (53.9 to 57).
About Coahulla Creek High School
Coahulla Creek High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Dalton, Georgia. School enrollment was 1,041 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12.
Whitfield County has 11,942 students in 22 schools, and Coahulla Creek High School is one of those schools.
At Coahulla Creek High School, White students make up 55% of the student body. The next largest groups are 38% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 9 points below the 65% share among Whitfield County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 18.3:1 comes from the school's 57 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, high schools in Georgia have 15.2:1, compared with 18.3:1 here. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Coahulla Creek High School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 42% of Georgia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Coahulla Creek High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (32.5%) and its predicted rate (36.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
Whitfield County has these Census figures: the median household income is $67,070, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. In all, Whitfield County has 33 public schools and roughly 19,570 students.
The next-closest public school is Varnell Elementary School, about 1.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Coahulla Creek High School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
The school enrolled 1,041 students in 2024-25, 75 fewer than the 1,116 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.3:1.
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Whitfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,598
Census ACS
Median income
$67,070
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
19,570 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Whitfield County
- Southeast Whitfield County High SchoolHigh · 1,453 students
- Northwest Whitfield County High SchoolHigh · 1,098 students
- North Whitfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Eastbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 624 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 549 students
Other schools in Dalton
- Dalton High SchoolHigh · 1,919 students
- Southeast Whitfield County High SchoolHigh · 1,453 students
- Hammond Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,057 students
- North Whitfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- City Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 707 students
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
Nearby schools
- Varnell Elementary School1.5 mi · 350
- North Whitfield Middle School2.3 mi · 731
- Beaverdale Elementary School3.1 mi · 488
- New Hope Middle School4.1 mi · 454
- New Hope Elementary School4.3 mi · 511
- Cohutta Elementary School4.6 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About Coahulla Creek High SchoolHow many students attend Coahulla Creek High School?
Coahulla Creek High School enrolls approximately 1,041 students in grades 09-12.
Is Coahulla Creek High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coahulla Creek High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Coahulla Creek High School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Coahulla Creek High School.
How diverse is Coahulla Creek High School?
Coahulla Creek High School reports a student body of 55% White, 38% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Coahulla Creek High School public or private?
Coahulla Creek High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Whitfield County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.