Cottrell Elementary School

Cottrell Elementary School, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Dahlonega, Georgia, overseen by Lumpkin County, enrolls 583 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within Lumpkin County, which oversees 5 schools and 3,754 students, Cottrell Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Cottrell Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Beyond that, the school logs 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, Cottrell Elementary School reports 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Cottrell Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Cottrell Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lumpkin County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,448 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lumpkin County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,754 students), of which Cottrell Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Lumpkin County Middle School, roughly 1.3 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Cottrell Elementary School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 46.7%.

Cottrell Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 3%: 601 students in 2018 compared to 583 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.