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Alumni: what's one memory from Paulding County High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
2,099
High
DISTRICT 2,088 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAULDING COUNTY·NCES 130402001471
Paulding County High School
1297 Villa Rica Hwy, Dallas, GA 30157 · (770) 443-8008 · Paulding County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,099 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
120 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
1,241 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 9 | 592 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 516 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 507 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 484 | 23% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
37.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +20.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 20 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.6% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% |
| 2022-23 | 15.8% |
| 2021-22 | 17.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Paulding County High School
Paulding County High School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulding County High School this school | 2,099 | 59.1% | 39.5% |
| Northside High School Columbus | 1,405 | 55.2% | 50.2% |
| Alexander High School Douglasville | 1,830 | 52.3% | 24.1% |
| Monroe Area High School Monroe | 1,233 | 57.5% | 34.5% |
| East Paulding High School Dallas | 1,985 | 48.5% | 34.9% |
| Perry High School Perry | 1,615 | 66.4% | 58.0% |
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 Paulding County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #195 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #203 of 417 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,099 | #53 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #319 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #70 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.1% | #270 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.7% | #60 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
2,099
+193 (+10%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 1,817
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 2,099 | 120.1 | 17.5:1 | 59% (1,241) |
| 2023-24 | 2,116 | 116.7 | 18.1:1 | 61% (1,293) |
| 2022-23 | 2,005 | 110.2 | 18.2:1 | 48% (959) |
| 2020-21 | 1,906 | 104 | 18.3:1 | 46% (872) |
| 2017-18 | 1,799 | 95.3 | 18.9:1 | 46% (826) |
| 2015-16 | 1,724 | 91 | 18.9:1 | 47% (812) |
| 2010-11 | 1,444 | 83 | 17.4:1 | 52% (744) |
| 2000-01 | 1,410 | 99 | 14.2:1 | 18% (255) |
| 1990-91 | 1,817 | 90 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paulding County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (1,799 to 2,099); teachers up 26% (95.3 to 120.1).
About Paulding County High School
Paulding County High School is a large high school in Dallas, Georgia, (ZIP code 30157). Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 2,099 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 1,120 students for high schools in Georgia.
Paulding County, which runs Paulding County High School, has 34 schools and 31,426 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Paulding County High School is White, with 43% of students. Next come 37% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 63% White. The diversity index for Paulding County High School is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Paulding County High School reported 120.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.5:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Georgia is 15.2:1. There are 1,241 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 59% of enrollment.
The model predicts 46.8% for a school in Georgia with Paulding County High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Paulding County High School posts 39.5%.
The county, Paulding County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $98,031, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 34 public schools and about 31,426 students.
Allgood Elementary School is the nearest public school to Paulding County High School, about 1.6 miles away. Paulding County High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 31.5% proficiency; Paulding County High School posts 39.5%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 10%, from 1,906 to 2,099.
People who know Paulding County High School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Paulding County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
178,909
Census ACS
Median income
$98,031
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
31,426 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paulding County
- North Paulding High SchoolHigh · 3,015 students
- East Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- South Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Hiram High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at CrossroadElementary · 1,389 students
- WC Abney ElementaryElementary · 1,324 students
Other schools in Dallas
- North Paulding High SchoolHigh · 3,015 students
- East Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at CrossroadElementary · 1,389 students
- WC Abney ElementaryElementary · 1,324 students
- Burnt Hickory Elementary SchoolElementary · 996 students
- Roland W. Russom ElementaryElementary · 982 students
Nearby schools
- Allgood Elementary School1.6 mi · 811
- Dallas Elementary School1.6 mi · 513
- Herschel Jones Middle School2.5 mi · 728
- Hiram High School3.8 mi · 1,460
- Nebo Elementary School3.9 mi · 874
- P. B. Ritch Middle School4.0 mi · 690
Frequently asked questions
About Paulding County High SchoolHow large is Paulding County High School?
Paulding County High School enrolls approximately 2,099 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Paulding County High School serve?
Paulding County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Paulding County High School have?
Paulding County High School employs 120 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
How diverse is Paulding County High School?
Paulding County High School reports a student body of 43% White, 13% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Paulding County High School in?
Paulding County High School is part of Paulding County.
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