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Miseducation » Georgia

Paulding County School District

3236 Atlanta Highway, Dallas, GA 30132

28.7K Students | 1,775 Teachers | 33 Schools

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District Composition
The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

1.5x 

White students are 1.5 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

2.2x 

Black students are 2.2 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Hispanic students are 1.5 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

White students are 3.3 times as likely to be suspended as Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students.

students of Two or More Races are 2.1 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White student suspensions is not available.

Segregation Index

Medium

Segregation between Black students students and White students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is relatively uneven

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Low, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isrelatively uneven

Achievement Gap

0.9 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 0.9 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 0.4 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.


AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

This District

State

Students

36% Nonwhite Students

42% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

82% High School Graduation Rate

19% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

1,749 students

7% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

2,086 students

13% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

1,145 students

13% Students Enrolled in Physics

1,131 students

15% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

1,381 students

34% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

3,080 students

39% Students Enrolled in Biology

3,467 students

19% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

1,703 students

2% Students Enrolled in Calculus

195 students

2% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

536 students

Teachers & Resources

16.2 Students for Every Teacher

7% Inexperienced Teachers

31% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

14.4 Average Number of AP Courses per School

2.6 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

5 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

5 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

32 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

This District

State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.


Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

1,622 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

6% of all students in this district

4,006 Total In-School Suspended Students

14% of all students in this district

141 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

210 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

2.6Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

110 Total Arrests

3 Average Arrests, per School

544 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

16 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

3 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.6 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

This District

State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

  • Don Breedlove
  • (770) 443-8000 x10205
  • Email
Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

  • Clark Maggart
  • (770) 443-8000 x10109
  • Email
Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

  • Michele Sayles
  • (770) 443-8000 x32004
  • Email
All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

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AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students) Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Allgood Elementary School Dallas 47% 62%

Not Available

Not available

2.9x
Bessie L. Baggett Elementary Powder Springs 50% 59%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Burnt Hickory Elementary School Dallas 15% 20%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle school Dallas 24% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

C. A. Roberts Elementary School Dallas 33% 48%

Not Available

Not available

5.3x
Connie Dugan Elementary School Douglasville 38% 46%

Not Available

Not available

3.7x
Dallas Elementary School Dallas 62% 80%

Not Available

Not available

2.5x
East Paulding High School Dallas 34% 32% 87% 2.9x 1.6x
East Paulding Middle School Dallas 27% 35%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad Dallas 29% 17%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hal Hutchens Elementary Douglasville 49% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Herschel Jones Middle School Dallas 49% 62%

Not Available

Not available

2.6x
Hiram Elementary School Hiram 71% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hiram High School Hiram 55% 48% 76%

Not available

2.4x
Irma C. Austin Middle School Douglasville 39% 42%

Not Available

Not available

1.7x
J. A. Dobbins Middle School Powder Springs 52% 56%

Not Available

Not available

1.6x
Lena Mae Moses Middle School Dallas 35% 38%

Not Available

Not available

2.8x
Lillian C. Poole Elementary School Dallas 34% 49%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

McGarity Elementary School Hiram 48% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Nebo Elementary School Dallas 25% 48%

Not Available

Not available

2.9x
New Georgia Elementary School Villa Rica 20% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

North Paulding High School Dallas 25% 20% 91% 1.4x

Not available

Northside Elementary School Dallas 30% 44%

Not Available

Not available

4.9x
Paulding County High School Dallas 39% 47% 75% 1.3x

Not available

P. B. Ritch Middle School Dallas 69% 58%

Not Available

Not available

1.6x
Roland W. Russom Elementary Dallas 31% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sam D. Panter Elementary School Hiram 29% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sammy McClure Sr. Middle School Dallas 23% 15%

Not Available

Not available

3.5x
Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary Rockmart 24% 54%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

South Paulding High School Douglasville 29% 38% 80%

Not available

1.5x
South Paulding Middle School Dallas 26% 47%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Union Elementary School Temple 17% 48%

Not Available

Not available

13.7x
WC Abney Elementary Dallas 26% 36%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students) Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Allgood Elementary School Dallas 47% 62%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bessie L. Baggett Elementary Powder Springs 50% 59%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Burnt Hickory Elementary School Dallas 15% 20%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle school Dallas 24% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

C. A. Roberts Elementary School Dallas 33% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Connie Dugan Elementary School Douglasville 38% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Dallas Elementary School Dallas 62% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

East Paulding High School Dallas 34% 32% 87%

Not available

Not available

East Paulding Middle School Dallas 27% 35%

Not Available

Not available

2.2x
Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad Dallas 29% 17%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hal Hutchens Elementary Douglasville 49% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Herschel Jones Middle School Dallas 49% 62%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hiram Elementary School Hiram 71% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hiram High School Hiram 55% 48% 76%

Not available

1.9x
Irma C. Austin Middle School Douglasville 39% 42%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

J. A. Dobbins Middle School Powder Springs 52% 56%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lena Mae Moses Middle School Dallas 35% 38%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lillian C. Poole Elementary School Dallas 34% 49%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

McGarity Elementary School Hiram 48% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Nebo Elementary School Dallas 25% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

New Georgia Elementary School Villa Rica 20% 53%

Not Available

Not available

8.5x
North Paulding High School Dallas 25% 20% 91%

Not available

Not available

Northside Elementary School Dallas 30% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Paulding County High School Dallas 39% 47% 75%

Not available

Not available

P. B. Ritch Middle School Dallas 69% 58%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Roland W. Russom Elementary Dallas 31% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sam D. Panter Elementary School Hiram 29% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sammy McClure Sr. Middle School Dallas 23% 15%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary Rockmart 24% 54%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

South Paulding High School Douglasville 29% 38% 80%

Not available

1.8x
South Paulding Middle School Dallas 26% 47%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Union Elementary School Temple 17% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

WC Abney Elementary Dallas 26% 36%

Not Available

Not available

4.3x
School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students) Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Allgood Elementary School Dallas 47% 62%

Not Available

Not available

7.8x
Bessie L. Baggett Elementary Powder Springs 50% 59%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Burnt Hickory Elementary School Dallas 15% 20%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle school Dallas 24% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

C. A. Roberts Elementary School Dallas 33% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Connie Dugan Elementary School Douglasville 38% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Dallas Elementary School Dallas 62% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

East Paulding High School Dallas 34% 32% 87%

Not available

Not available

East Paulding Middle School Dallas 27% 35%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad Dallas 29% 17%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hal Hutchens Elementary Douglasville 49% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Herschel Jones Middle School Dallas 49% 62%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hiram Elementary School Hiram 71% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hiram High School Hiram 55% 48% 76%

Not available

Not available

Irma C. Austin Middle School Douglasville 39% 42%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

J. A. Dobbins Middle School Powder Springs 52% 56%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lena Mae Moses Middle School Dallas 35% 38%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lillian C. Poole Elementary School Dallas 34% 49%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

McGarity Elementary School Hiram 48% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Nebo Elementary School Dallas 25% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

New Georgia Elementary School Villa Rica 20% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

North Paulding High School Dallas 25% 20% 91%

Not available

Not available

Northside Elementary School Dallas 30% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Paulding County High School Dallas 39% 47% 75%

Less likely

Not available

P. B. Ritch Middle School Dallas 69% 58%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Roland W. Russom Elementary Dallas 31% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sam D. Panter Elementary School Hiram 29% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sammy McClure Sr. Middle School Dallas 23% 15%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary Rockmart 24% 54%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

South Paulding High School Douglasville 29% 38% 80%

Less likely

Not available

South Paulding Middle School Dallas 26% 47%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Union Elementary School Temple 17% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

WC Abney Elementary Dallas 26% 36%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students) Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Allgood Elementary School Dallas 47% 62%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bessie L. Baggett Elementary Powder Springs 50% 59%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Burnt Hickory Elementary School Dallas 15% 20%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle school Dallas 24% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

C. A. Roberts Elementary School Dallas 33% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Connie Dugan Elementary School Douglasville 38% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Dallas Elementary School Dallas 62% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

East Paulding High School Dallas 34% 32% 87%

Not available

Not available

East Paulding Middle School Dallas 27% 35%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad Dallas 29% 17%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hal Hutchens Elementary Douglasville 49% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Herschel Jones Middle School Dallas 49% 62%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hiram Elementary School Hiram 71% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hiram High School Hiram 55% 48% 76%

Not available

Not available

Irma C. Austin Middle School Douglasville 39% 42%

Not Available

Not available

8.4x
J. A. Dobbins Middle School Powder Springs 52% 56%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lena Mae Moses Middle School Dallas 35% 38%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lillian C. Poole Elementary School Dallas 34% 49%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

McGarity Elementary School Hiram 48% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Nebo Elementary School Dallas 25% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

New Georgia Elementary School Villa Rica 20% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

North Paulding High School Dallas 25% 20% 91%

Not available

Not available

Northside Elementary School Dallas 30% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Paulding County High School Dallas 39% 47% 75%

Not available

Not available

P. B. Ritch Middle School Dallas 69% 58%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Roland W. Russom Elementary Dallas 31% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sam D. Panter Elementary School Hiram 29% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sammy McClure Sr. Middle School Dallas 23% 15%

Not Available

Not available

14.7x
Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary Rockmart 24% 54%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

South Paulding High School Douglasville 29% 38% 80%

Less likely

Not available

South Paulding Middle School Dallas 26% 47%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Union Elementary School Temple 17% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Over 20x
WC Abney Elementary Dallas 26% 36%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students) Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Allgood Elementary School Dallas 47% 62%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bessie L. Baggett Elementary Powder Springs 50% 59%

Not Available

Not available

5x
Burnt Hickory Elementary School Dallas 15% 20%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle school Dallas 24% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

C. A. Roberts Elementary School Dallas 33% 48%

Not Available

Not available

9.6x
Connie Dugan Elementary School Douglasville 38% 46%

Not Available

Not available

6.1x
Dallas Elementary School Dallas 62% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

East Paulding High School Dallas 34% 32% 87%

Not available

Not available

East Paulding Middle School Dallas 27% 35%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad Dallas 29% 17%

Not Available

Not available

Over 20x
Hal Hutchens Elementary Douglasville 49% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Herschel Jones Middle School Dallas 49% 62%

Not Available

Not available

3.3x
Hiram Elementary School Hiram 71% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hiram High School Hiram 55% 48% 76%

Not available

Not available

Irma C. Austin Middle School Douglasville 39% 42%

Not Available

Not available

3.4x
J. A. Dobbins Middle School Powder Springs 52% 56%

Not Available

Not available

2.8x
Lena Mae Moses Middle School Dallas 35% 38%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lillian C. Poole Elementary School Dallas 34% 49%

Not Available

Not available

4.9x
McGarity Elementary School Hiram 48% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Nebo Elementary School Dallas 25% 48%

Not Available

Not available

3x
New Georgia Elementary School Villa Rica 20% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

North Paulding High School Dallas 25% 20% 91%

Not available

Not available

Northside Elementary School Dallas 30% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Paulding County High School Dallas 39% 47% 75%

Not available

Not available

P. B. Ritch Middle School Dallas 69% 58%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Roland W. Russom Elementary Dallas 31% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sam D. Panter Elementary School Hiram 29% 50%

Not Available

Not available

3x
Sammy McClure Sr. Middle School Dallas 23% 15%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary Rockmart 24% 54%

Not Available

Not available

6.7x
South Paulding High School Douglasville 29% 38% 80%

Not available

Not available

South Paulding Middle School Dallas 26% 47%

Not Available

Not available

3x
Union Elementary School Temple 17% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

WC Abney Elementary Dallas 26% 36%

Not Available

Not available

7.8x
Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

Find errors? Have tips? Email [email protected].

Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology

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