Lumpkin County Middle School

Lumpkin County Middle School operates as a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school in Dahlonega, Georgia, one of the schools within Lumpkin County. Current enrollment sits at 864 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Lumpkin County runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,754 students. Lumpkin County Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Lumpkin County Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%); the rest breaks down as 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Lumpkin County Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.6%, the actual is 42.2%, a residual of -6.5 points.

In the surrounding community, Lumpkin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,448 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Lumpkin County Middle School is one of 5 public schools in Lumpkin County (combined enrollment of about 3,754 students).

The closest other public school is Lumpkin County High School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lumpkin County Middle School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lumpkin County Middle School has stayed largely flat, going from 877 students in 2018 to 864 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.