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Dawsonville, GA
Public School Ratings




Dawsonville Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Dawson County School District details

Dawson County School District
517 Allen Street
Dawsonville, GA 30534

3,906 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Dawson County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Georgia

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.0% of all GA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
38%
45%
39%
45%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Black's Mill Elementary School
1860 Dawson Forest Rd E
Dawsonville, GA, 30534
KG-05
Dawson County High School
1665 Perimeter Rd
Dawsonville, GA, 30534
10-12
Dawson County Junior High School
109 Allen Street
Dawsonville, GA, 30534
08-09
Dawson County Middle School
5126 Highway 9 S
Dawsonville, GA, 30534
06-07
Kilough Elementary School
1063 Kilough Church Rd
Dawsonville, GA, 30534
PK-05
Riverview Elementary School
370 Dawson Forest Rd E
Dawsonville, GA, 30534
PK-05
Robinson Elementary School
1150 Perimeter Rd
Dawsonville, GA, 30534
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.5% 37.7%
Black 1.7% 38.1%
Hispanic 13.1% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.5% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 32.5% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.0% 5.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,453 $29,111,000 52.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $789 $3,080,000 5.6%
Staff $1,137 $4,441,000 8.0%
General Administration $139 $544,000 1.0%
School Administration $765 $2,990,000 5.4%
Operation $1,598 $6,240,000 11.3%
Transportation $585 $2,286,000 4.1%
Other $267 $1,041,000 1.9%
Total Support $5,280 $20,622,000 37.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,444 $5,641,000 10.2%
Total Expenditures $14,177 $55,374,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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