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Enrollment
880
High
DISTRICT 742 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAWSON COUNTY·NCES 130165002253
Dawson County High School
1665 Perimeter Rd, Dawsonville, GA 30534 · (706) 265-6555 · Dawson County
GRADES 10–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL880 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% 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.
- FBeats 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
15.5:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
366 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 10 | 321 | 36% |
| Grade 11 | 299 | 34% |
| Grade 12 | 260 | 30% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dawson County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
0.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 0 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores have held steady since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 0.0% |
| 2023-24 | 0.0% |
| 2022-23 | 5.3% |
| 2021-22 | 0.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-33.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Dawson County High School
Dawson County High School's state test result (22.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson County High School this school | 880 | 41.6% | 22.8% |
| Lumpkin County High School Dahlonega | 1,125 | 44.2% | 44.7% |
| Model High Rome | 915 | 39.7% | 57.2% |
| Armuchee High School Rome | 953 | 47.8% | 52.3% |
| Adairsville High School Adairsville | 1,206 | 48.8% | 40.4% |
| Central High School Carrollton | 1,338 | 38.5% | 53.8% |
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 Dawson County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #318 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #413 of 417 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 880 | #285 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #173 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #341 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.6% | #346 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.1% | #96 of 226 |
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
880
+70 (+9%) vs 2020
+27% since 2000-01, when it was 693
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 880 | 56.7 | 15.5:1 | 42% (366) |
| 2023-24 | 828 | 55.7 | 14.9:1 | 48% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 773 | 54.6 | 14.2:1 | 32% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 810 | 56 | 14.5:1 | 28% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 785 | 54.3 | 14.5:1 | 34% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 1,076 | 60 | 17.9:1 | 35% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 1,030 | 61 | 16.9:1 | 38% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 693 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 18% (123) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dawson County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (785 to 880); teachers up 4% (54.3 to 56.7).
About Dawson County High School
Dawsonville, Georgia, is home to Dawson County High School, a low-enrollment high school. It offers grades 10 through 12 and has 880 students enrolled. That is 21% below the average of about 1,120 students for high schools in Georgia.
Dawson County has 7 schools and 4,296 students, and Dawson County High School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Dawson County High School is 81% White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 32, compared with 70 nationally.
Dawson County High School has 56.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. That is in line with the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. At Dawson County High School, 42% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among Georgia public high schools, Dawson County High School outscored 12%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Dawson County High School is -33.1 points, in the bottom 10% of Georgia. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 22.8%, and the predicted rate is 55.9%.
Dawson County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $92,991, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dawson County's 7 public schools enroll about 4,296 students and include Dawson County High School.
Robinson Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Ranked by average proficiency, Dawson County High School places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Dawson County High School as Rural: Fringe.
A 9% rise took enrollment from 810 in 2020-21 to 880 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.5:1) than in 2020-21 (14.5:1).
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Dawson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,242
Census ACS
Median income
$92,991
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
4,296 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dawson County
- Robinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 648 students
- Dawson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Dawson County Junior HighHigh · 603 students
- Black's Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
- Kilough Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
Other schools in Dawsonville
- Blackburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
- Robinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 648 students
- Dawson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Dawson County Junior HighHigh · 603 students
- Black's Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
Nearby schools
- Robinson Elementary School0.5 mi · 648
- Dawson County Junior High0.7 mi · 603
- Dawson County Middle School4.1 mi · 641
- Riverview Elementary School4.3 mi · 493
- Black's Mill Elementary School4.4 mi · 570
- Blackburn Elementary School5.3 mi · 779
Frequently asked questions
About Dawson County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dawson County High School?
Dawson County High School enrolls approximately 880 students in grades 10-12.
What grades does Dawson County High School serve?
Dawson County High School serves grades 10-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dawson County High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dawson County High School is approximately 15.5:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dawson County High School?
At Dawson County High School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Dawson County High School?
Dawson County High School is overseen by Dawson County in Dawson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.