Dawson County Middle School

Located at 5126 Highway 9 S, in Dawsonville, Georgia, Dawson County Middle School is a close-knit intermediate school that caters to 641 students (grades 6 through 7), part of Dawson County.

Dawson County Middle School is one of 7 schools operated by Dawson County, a district that serves 4,296 students overall.

On demographics, Dawson County Middle School shows that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Dawson County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Dawson County Middle School logs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting Dawson County Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dawson County Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Dawson County) records that median household earnings sit near $92,991, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Dawson County Middle School is one of 7 public schools in Dawson County (combined enrollment of about 4,296 students).

Riverview Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Dawson County Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dawson County Middle School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.6%.

Dawson County Middle School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 22%: 525 students in 2018 compared to 641 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 78% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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