Enrollment
141
High
DISTRICT 933 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITFIELD COUNTY·NCES 130570001073
Phoenix High School
2300 Maddox Chapel Rd NE, Dalton, GA 30721 · (706) 876-3600 · Whitfield County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL141 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Georgia public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
141 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 10 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 67 | 48% |
| Grade 12 | 61 | 43% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
0.0%
GA avg 44.6% . -14.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 0 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are down about 14 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 0.0% |
| 2023-24 | 0.0% |
| 2022-23 | 0.0% |
| 2021-22 | 14.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
2.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 2% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Phoenix High School
Phoenix High School's state test result (2.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix High School this school | 141 | 100.0% | 2.2% |
| Wiregrass Regional College and Career Academy Douglas | 215 | 100.0% | 48.2% |
| Pleasant Valley Innovative School Eton | 64 | 100.0% | 8.7% |
| Metter College and Career Academy Metter | 179 | 100.0% | 22.1% |
| Habersham Success Academy Mount Airy | 75 | 100.0% | 19.9% |
| Montgomery County High School Mount Vernon | 264 | 100.0% | 34.8% |
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 Phoenix High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Whitfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 2.2% | #408 of 411 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #417 of 417 no change | #6 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 141 | #427 of 480 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #74 of 425 | #1 of 6 |
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
141
+13 (+10%) vs 2020
+68% since 2000-01, when it was 84
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 141 | 10.1 | 14.0:1 | 100% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 185 | 10.3 | 18.0:1 | 84% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 137 | 10.3 | 13.3:1 | 78% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 128 | 9 | 14.2:1 | 53% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 144 | 8.5 | 16.9:1 | 69% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 183 | 8 | 22.9:1 | 80% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 219 | 8 | 27.4:1 | 65% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 84 | 1 | 84.0:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Phoenix High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (144 to 141); teachers up 19% (8.5 to 10.1).
About Phoenix High School
Phoenix High School is a public high school run by Whitfield County in Dalton, Georgia. It has an enrollment of 141 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Georgia average about 1,120 students, which makes this school 87% below average.
Enrollment across the 22 schools in Whitfield County totals 11,942 students.
The largest group at Phoenix High School is White students, at 59%. Other students are 33% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
For every teacher at Phoenix High School, there are about 14.0 students; the school has 10.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Georgia is 15.2:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 141 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 100% of enrollment. Across public schools in Whitfield County, the average is 83%.
On the allk12 Grade, Phoenix High School lands at F, ahead of 3% of Georgia public high schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Phoenix High School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Georgia. Predicted: 25.7%. Actual: 2.2%.
The county, Whitfield County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $67,070 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Phoenix High School, Whitfield County has 33 public schools.
Elbert Shaw Regional Youth Detention Center is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Phoenix High School places 8th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21, Phoenix High School enrolled 128 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 141.
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Whitfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,598
Census ACS
Median income
$67,070
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
19,570 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Whitfield County
- Southeast Whitfield County High SchoolHigh · 1,453 students
- Northwest Whitfield County High SchoolHigh · 1,098 students
- Coahulla Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- North Whitfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Eastbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 624 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
Other schools in Dalton
- Dalton High SchoolHigh · 1,919 students
- Southeast Whitfield County High SchoolHigh · 1,453 students
- Hammond Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,057 students
- Coahulla Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- North Whitfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- City Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 707 students
Other Phoenix High schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Phoenix High. Phoenix High School is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Phoenix High SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 921 students
- Phoenix High SchoolPhoenix, OR · 687 students
- Phoenix High SchoolBraithwaite, LA · 203 students
- Phoenix HighSan Jose, CA · 70 students
- Phoenix High SchoolKennewick, WA · 58 students
Nearby schools
- Elbert Shaw Regional Youth Detention Center0.6 mi · 9
- Dalton Jr. High School1.1 mi · 517
- The Dalton Academy1.1 mi · 469
- Hammond Creek Middle School1.3 mi · 1,057
- Park Creek Elementary School1.7 mi · 604
- Roan Elementary School1.7 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Phoenix High SchoolHow many students attend Phoenix High School?
Phoenix High School enrolls approximately 141 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Phoenix High School serve?
Phoenix High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Phoenix High School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Phoenix High School.
What is the student diversity at Phoenix High School?
Student demographics at Phoenix High School are roughly 59% White, 33% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Phoenix High School?
Phoenix High School is overseen by Whitfield County in Whitfield County.
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