Dean Rusk Middle School

Regular School · Canton, GA

Dean Rusk Middle School is a regular school school in Canton, Georgia, serving grades 06–08 with 1,543 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.7:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

1,543

Teachers (FTE)

92.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	1,003	65%
Hispanic/Latino	277	18%
Black or African American	107	7%
Two or more races	92	6%
Asian	63	4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	1,543	791M / 752F

English Language Learners: 53 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	47.0% +10.6pp	36.4%	1,329
Reading Proficiency	56.0% +16.6pp	39.4%	1,338
Science Proficiency	42.0%	—	425

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.30 grade levels

Math

-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

217 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

368

23.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,543	100%

Contact & Location

2761 E Cherokee Dr

Canton, GA 30115

Phone: (770)704-1135

District

Cherokee County

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,206

District enrollment: 41,891

Other Schools in District

Arnold Mill Elementary School Elementary
Avery Elementary School Elementary
Ball Ground Elementary School Elementary
Bascomb Elementary School Elementary
Boston Elementary School Elementary
Carmel Elementary School Elementary
Clark Creek Elementary School Elementary
Clayton Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30115) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130111001970

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD