Roan Elementary School

Roan Elementary School is a small elementary-level community in Dalton, Georgia, operated by Dalton Public Schools. The school hosts 421 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% smaller than the state mean of about 605.

Roan Elementary School is one of 10 schools operated by Dalton Public Schools, a district that enrolls 7,619 students overall.

Demographically, Roan Elementary School records that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic; the rest comes out to 5% White, 4% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Roan Elementary School has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Roan Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Roan Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.6%; this one delivers 31.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Whitfield County put median household income runs about $67,070, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Whitfield County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,570 students), Roan Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Blue Ridge Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Roan Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Roan Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 29.2%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 12%: 476 students in 2018 compared to 421 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

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