South Paulding High School

South Paulding High School is one of the sizable secondary schools in Douglasville, Georgia, part of Paulding County, with 1,881 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,120 students per school, that is 68% bigger than typical.

Paulding County comprises 34 schools with combined enrollment of 31,426 students; South Paulding High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, South Paulding High School reports that White students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder comes out to 27% Black, 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 110 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, South Paulding High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 53.1%; actual is 34.9%, a gap of -18.3 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Paulding County put the typical household earns roughly $98,031 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Paulding County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,426 students), South Paulding High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Connie Dugan Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Paulding High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Paulding High School has held roughly steady, going from 1,864 students in 2018 to 1,881 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 71% to 57% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

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