Phoenix High School

Phoenix High School, a minimally staffed four-year high school in Dalton, Georgia, operated by Whitfield County, works with 141 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 87% below the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Whitfield County runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 11,942 students. Phoenix High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Phoenix High School reports that 59% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 33% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Phoenix High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Whitfield County's rate of about 83%.

After controlling for student poverty, Phoenix High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 25.7%; this one comes in at 2.2%, -23.5 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Whitfield County put median household earnings sit near $67,070, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Whitfield County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,570 students), of which Phoenix High School is one.

The closest other public school is Elbert Shaw Regional Youth Detention Center, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Phoenix High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 31.5%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Phoenix High School has held roughly steady, going from 144 students in 2018 to 141 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 66% to 59%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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