North Whitfield Middle School

North Whitfield Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school in Dalton, Georgia, part of Whitfield County, works with 731 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Across the 22 schools in Whitfield County (11,942 students total), North Whitfield Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, North Whitfield Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 34% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, North Whitfield Middle School records 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Whitfield Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.0%; this one delivers 39.6%.

Around the school, census data for Whitfield County shows the typical household earns roughly $67,070 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. North Whitfield Middle School is one of 33 public schools in Whitfield County (combined enrollment of about 19,570 students).

The closest other public school is Varnell Elementary School, roughly 1.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around North Whitfield Middle School. On composite proficiency, North Whitfield Middle School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 39.9%.

North Whitfield Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. North Whitfield Middle School's enrollment has contracted 15% since 2018, when it stood at 862 (now 731). Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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