Paulding County High School

Paulding County High School is a 9-12 campus of sprawling scale in Dallas, Georgia, one of the schools within Paulding County, enrolling 2,099 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 87% larger than the state mean of about 1,120.

Paulding County High School is one of 34 schools operated by Paulding County, a district that works with 31,426 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Paulding County High School records that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 37% Black, 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Paulding County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Paulding County High School has 120 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 59% of students at Paulding County High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Paulding County High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.8%; this one delivers 39.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Paulding County shows the typical household earns roughly $98,031 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Paulding County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,426 students), of which Paulding County High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Allgood Elementary School, around 1.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Paulding County High School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 31.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Paulding County High School has grew 17%, going from 1,799 students in 2018 to 2,099 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 43% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

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