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Whitfield County Schools
Whitfield County is a public school district in Georgia, based in Whitfield County (Dalton). SchoolGrade grades 22 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Whitfield County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Whitfield County
22 of 22 schools in Whitfield County carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 9C: 8D: 2F: 1
Best schools in Whitfield County
Statewide rankings: all 451 high schools in Georgia · all 467 middle schools in Georgia · all 1227 elementary schools in Georgia
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Tunnel Hill Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- New Hope Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Cohutta Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Pleasant Grove Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Westside Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B Northwest Whitfield County High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B- Westside Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Dug Gap Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- New Hope Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Coahulla Creek High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Whitfield County
High schools (4)
- B- Coahulla Creek High School, Dalton
- B Northwest Whitfield County High School, Tunnel Hill
- F Phoenix High School, Dalton
- C- Southeast Whitfield County High School, Dalton
Middle and junior high schools (5)
- D+ Eastbrook Middle School, Dalton
- A- New Hope Middle School, Dalton
- C+ North Whitfield Middle School, Dalton
- B- Valley Point Middle School, Dalton
- B+ Westside Middle School, Rocky Face
Elementary and primary schools (13)
- C- Antioch Elementary School, Dalton
- C+ Beaverdale Elementary School, Dalton
- C- Cedar Ridge Elementary, Dalton
- B+ Cohutta Elementary School, Cohutta
- D Dawnville Elementary School, Dalton
- B- Dug Gap Elementary School, Dalton
- C- Eastside Elementary School, Dalton
- B- New Hope Elementary School, Dalton
- B+ Pleasant Grove Elementary School, Dalton
- A- Tunnel Hill Elementary School, Tunnel Hill
- C+ Valley Point Elementary School, Dalton
- C+ Varnell Elementary School, Dalton
- B- Westside Elementary School, Rocky Face
Where Whitfield County schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Dalton (17)
- Rocky Face (2)
- Tunnel Hill (2)
- Cohutta (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Georgia
- County: Whitfield County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 12,151 students with 907 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,605 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1305700
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Dalton Public Schools (10 schools, 3 mi)
- Catoosa County (16 schools, 12 mi)
- Murray County (11 schools, 13 mi)
- Chickamauga City (3 schools, 19 mi)
- Walker County (15 schools, 20 mi)
- Gordon County (10 schools, 21 mi)
- Calhoun City (3 schools, 22 mi)
- Trion City (3 schools, 26 mi)
Questions about Whitfield County
How many schools are in Whitfield County?
SchoolGrade grades 22 public schools in Whitfield County, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Whitfield County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Dalton, Rocky Face, Tunnel Hill, Cohutta.
How good are the schools in Whitfield County?
Across the 22 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 36.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 43.3%. 45% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Whitfield County?
12,151 students were enrolled in Whitfield County in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Whitfield County?
Whitfield County is in Georgia, based in Whitfield County, with its district office in Dalton. Its boundary covers about 269 sq mi.