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Hiram High School

702 Virgie Ballentine Dr

Tel: (770)443-1182

Hiram High School serves 1,636 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 20:1 is higher than the GA average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 51% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 58%.
Hiram High School operates within the Paulding County School District.
Paulding County School District's 77% graduation rate is higher than the GA state average of 69%.

The student population of 1636 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 80 teachers has declined by 10% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 20:1 has increased from 19:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.61 is more than the state average of 0.41. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(GA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	20:1	16:1

Asian	n/a	4%

Hispanic	9%	14%

Black	38%	37%

White	49%	42%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	4%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.61	0.41

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	38%	57%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	10%	6%

Paulding County School District's student population of 28,488 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 77% has decreased from 94% over five years.
The revenue/student of $8,969 in this district is less than the state average of $10,007. The district revenue/student has declined by 10% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $8,605 is less than the state average of $9,869. The district spending/student has declined by 22% over four years.

School District Name	Paulding County School District
Number of Schools Managed	33	5
Number of Students Managed	28,488	3,306

Graduation Rate	77%	69%

District Total Revenue	$255 MM	$33 MM

District Spending	$245 MM	$33 MM

District Revenue / Student	$8,969	$10,007

District Spending / Student	$8,605	$9,869

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores