NW Georgia News

There were 3,145 10th grade students enrolled in Whitfield County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Dalton High School welcomed the largest number of 10th grade students among county schools, registering 920 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Whitfield County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in fourth grade.

Statewide, Whitfield County ranked 21st in enrollment numbers, with a total of 38,313 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 21st the year before.

According to the Georgia Department of Education, over 1.6 million students were enrolled in Georgia's public schools during the 2021-22 school year. The state boasted a diverse and closely distributed student body across grade levels, with roughly 44% of the students in elementary, 24.5% in middle school, and 31.5% in high schools.

The state also registered an ethnically diverse student body, with 34.4% of the students identified as white, 36.5% as Black, 17.1% as Hispanic, and 4.5% as Asian.

School name	# of 10th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Dalton High School	920	33.8%	2,720
Southeast Whitfield County High School	767	26.2%	2,927
Northwest Whitfield County High School	632	26.6%	2,373
Coahulla Creek High School	465	24%	1,938
The Dalton Academy	300	36.9%	813
Phoenix High School	61	17.9%	340
Dalton Junior High School	0	0%	2,313