Southeast Whitfield County High School

Regular School · Dalton, GA

Southeast Whitfield County High School is a regular school school in Dalton, Georgia, serving grades 09–12 with 1,453 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.5:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

1,453

Teachers (FTE)

88.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	1,042	72%
White	363	25%
Two or more races	22	2%
Black or African American	16	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	6	0%
Asian	4	0%
Total enrollment	1,453	724M / 729F

English Language Learners: 156 (11% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	30.0% -6.4pp	36.4%	383
Reading Proficiency	19.0% -20.4pp	39.4%	308
Science Proficiency	31.0%	—	382
4-Year Graduation Rate	91.0%	—

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

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (11)

117 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

179 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

134

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

109

7.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

341

23.5% 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.)	1,453	100%

Contact & Location

1954 Riverbend Rd

Dalton, GA 30721

Phone: (706)226-2753

http://whitfield.k12.ga.us

District

Whitfield County

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,967

District enrollment: 12,317

Other Schools in District

View all 21 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30721) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130570001818

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