Dalton High School
1500 Manly St
Dalton GA, 30720, Whitfield County
Phone: 706-278-8757
Ranking: 
(85 out of 392, top 22%)*
(85 out of 392, top 22%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Dalton City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 91 | 83 | 82 | 90 | 98 | 108 | 103 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,640 | 1,423 | 1,428 | 1,473 | 1,412 | 1,603 | 1,581 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 679 | 41.4% | 508 | 35.7% | 516 | 36.1% | 577 | 39.2% | 585 | 41.4% | 752 | 46.9% | 713 | 45.1% |
| Grade 10: | 385 | 23.5% | 336 | 23.6% | 354 | 24.8% | 398 | 27.0% | 364 | 25.8% | 354 | 22.1% | 380 | 24.0% |
| Grade 11: | 246 | 15.0% | 256 | 18.0% | 268 | 18.8% | 307 | 20.8% | 271 | 19.2% | 325 | 20.3% | 304 | 19.2% |
| Grade 12: | 330 | 20.1% | 323 | 22.7% | 290 | 20.3% | 191 | 13.0% | 192 | 13.6% | 172 | 10.7% | 184 | 11.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 815 | 49.7% | 700 | 49.2% | 693 | 48.5% | 711 | 48.3% | 671 | 47.5% | 773 | 48.2% | 777 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 825 | 50.3% | 723 | 50.8% | 735 | 51.5% | 762 | 51.7% | 741 | 52.5% | 783 | 48.8% | 769 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 12 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 38 | 2.3% | 33 | 2.3% | 42 | 2.9% | 39 | 2.6% | 45 | 3.2% | 54 | 3.4% | 47 | 3.0% |
| Hispanic: | 1,062 | 64.8% | 874 | 61.4% | 879 | 61.6% | 899 | 61.0% | 832 | 58.9% | 957 | 59.7% | 932 | 59.0% |
| Black: | 75 | 4.6% | 72 | 5.1% | 75 | 5.3% | 82 | 5.6% | 94 | 6.7% | 107 | 6.7% | 108 | 6.8% |
| White: | 430 | 26.2% | 407 | 28.6% | 386 | 27.0% | 396 | 26.9% | 382 | 27.1% | 444 | 27.7% | 461 | 29.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 33 | 2.0% | 32 | 2.2% | 42 | 2.9% | 42 | 2.9% | 51 | 3.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,014 | 61.8% | 814 | 57.2% | 780 | 54.6% | 850 | 57.7% | 855 | 60.6% | 818 | 51.0% | 846 | 53.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 136 | 8.3% | 131 | 9.2% | 147 | 10.3% | 120 | 8.1% | 100 | 7.1% | 163 | 10.2% | 149 | 9.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.10 | 17.06 | 17.52 | 16.42 | 14.48 | 14.80 | 15.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOCT | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 49% | 61% | 64% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 54.7% | 66.2% | 65% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77% | 77% | 55% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 54.3% | 54.3% | 40% |
| 2006 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 81% |
| 2007 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 81% |
| 2008 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 84% |
| 2009 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 86% |
| 2010 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 92.7% | 91.9% | 86.1% |
| 2011 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 90.2% | 89.8% | 88.1% |
| 2012 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 95.8% | 93.7% | 89.2% |
| 2013 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 96.6% | 93% | N/A |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 47% | 47% | 57% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 60.1% | 60.1% | 58% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 66.8% | 66.8% | 62% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 73.4% | 73.4% | 64% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 71.1% | 70.8% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81.8% | 79.2% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 80.3% | 78.1% | 72.7% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 79.6% | 73.4% | N/A |
| 2013 | Coordinate Algebra | End of course | % met std | 35.6% | 29.5% | 36.9% |
| 2006 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 64% | 64% | 58% |
| 2007 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 66% |
| 2008 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 68% |
| 2009 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 72.6% | 72.6% | 68% |
| 2010 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 79.8% | 78.5% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 82.8% | 78.4% | 72.2% |
| 2012 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 77.5% | 68.4% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 66.5% | 63.7% | 78.9% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 45% | 45% | 62% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 63% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 61% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 47% |
| 2010 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 79.2% | 79.1% | 64.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 75.2% | 71.1% | 61.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 78.4% | 72.2% | 65.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 33.3% | 35.7% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics II | End of course | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 52.3% |
| 2011 | Mathematics II | End of course | % met std | 67.2% | 64.4% | 54.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics II | End of course | % met std | 66.4% | 58.3% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | Mathematics II | End of course | % met std | 73.9% | 59.8% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 62% | 62% | 65% |
| 2007 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 58.6% | 58.6% | 68% |
| 2008 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 70.7% | 70.7% | 73% |
| 2009 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 76% |
| 2010 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 90.6% | 90% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 91% | 81.7% | 84.1% |
| 2013 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 90.6% | 81.8% | 85.7% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 61% |
| 2007 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 62% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 83% | 83% | 63% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 87.2% | 87.2% | 67% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 90% | 87.7% | 72.2% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 88.9% | 85.5% | 76.2% |
| 2012 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 89.6% | 81.9% | 77.5% |
| 2013 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 91.9% | 81.7% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84% | 71% |
| 2007 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84% | 71% |
| 2008 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 78.6% | 78.6% | 59% |
| 2009 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 71.3% | 71.3% | 60% |
| 2010 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 83.1% | 80.8% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 84.5% | 78.8% | 66.2% |
| 2012 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 84.6% | 76.8% | 68.3% |
| 2013 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 85.5% | 72.5% | 72.6% |
| GHSGT (GPS) | ||||||
| 2008 | English Language Arts | End of course | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 90% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | End of course | % met std | 93.8% | 93.8% | 89.98% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | End of course | % met std | 96.1% | 96.2% | 90.1% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | End of course | % met std | 95% | 94% | 91% |
| 2011 | Math | End of course | % met std | 92% | 91% | 84% |
| 2008 | Science | End of course | % met std | 92.6% | 92.6% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Science | End of course | % met std | 94.19% | 94.2% | 87.85% |
| 2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 96.5% | 96.5% | 90% |
| 2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 98% | 97% | 93% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 89.1% | 89.2% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 90% | 88% | 80% |
| GHSGT (QCC) | ||||||
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 96% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 99.1% | 99.1% | 96.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 92% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 94.5% | 94.5% | 91.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 92% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 95.82% | 96% | 93.51% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 91% |
| 2006 | Science | End of course | % met std | 76% | 76% | 73% |
| 2007 | Science | End of course | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 73.6% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 86% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 87.1% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 93.36% | 93% | 87.24% |
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* Dalton High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.