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Northwest Whitfield County High School

1651 Tunnel Hill Varnell Rd

Tel: (706)673-6533

Northwest Whitfield County High School serves 1,330 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 20:1 is higher than the GA average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 58%.
Northwest Whitfield County High School operates within the Whitfield County School District.
Whitfield County School District's 78% graduation rate is higher than the GA state average of 69%.

The student population of 1330 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 66 teachers has declined by 14% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 20:1 has increased from 17:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.47 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	1%	4%

Hispanic	26%	14%

Black	2%	37%

White	68%	42%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	3%	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.	0.47	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.	42%	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.	11%	6%

Whitfield County School District's student population of 13,410 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 78% has decreased from 91% over five years.
The revenue/student of $10,613 is higher than the state average of $10,007. The district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $9,271 is less than the state average of $9,869. The district spending/student has declined by 18% over four years.

School District Name	Whitfield County School District
Number of Schools Managed	22	5
Number of Students Managed	13,410	3,306

Graduation Rate	78%	69%

District Total Revenue	$141 MM	$33 MM

District Spending	$123 MM	$33 MM

District Revenue / Student	$10,613	$10,007

District Spending / Student	$9,271	$9,869

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores