The Paulding County School District is a public school district in Paulding County, Georgia

Paulding County, Georgia

Paulding County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 142,324. The county seat is Dallas....

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Georgia (U.S. state)

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Dallas, Georgia

Dallas is a city in and the county seat of Paulding County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 11,544. It was named for George M. Dallas, Vice President of the United States of America under James K. Polk.-History:...

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. It serves the communities of Braswell

Braswell, Georgia

Braswell is a city in Polk and Paulding Counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 80 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Braswell is located at ....

, Dallas

Dallas, Georgia

Dallas is a city in and the county seat of Paulding County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 11,544. It was named for George M. Dallas, Vice President of the United States of America under James K. Polk.-History:...

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Hiram, Georgia

Hiram is a city in Paulding County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,361 at the 2000 census. It is home to country music star, Travis Tritt.-Geography:Hiram is located at ....

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Schools

The Paulding County school district is composed of thity-three schools as of 2011-2012. These schools are divided accordingly: twenty elementary schools, eight middle schools, and five high schools. After the 2011-2012 school year, Ritch Elementary will close and a new middle school will open near Hiram.

Elementary schools

• Abney Elementary School
• Allgood Elementary School
• Baggett Elementary School
  Bessie L. Baggett Elementary
  Bessie L. Baggett Elementary is one of the 20 elementary schools in Paulding County and is located in Powder Springs, Georgia, USA....
  
  
• Burnt Hickory Elementary School
  Burnt Hickory Elementary
  Burnt Hickory Elementary is one of the newest schools built in Paulding County in order to better serve the growing community. It is located on Highway 61....
  
  
• Dallas Elementary School
• Dugan Elementary School
• Hiram Elementary School
• Hutchens Elementary School
• McGarity Elementary School
• Nebo Elementary School
• New Georgia Elementary School
• Northside Elementary School
• P.B. Ritch Elementary School
• Panter Elementary School
• Poole Elementary School
• Ragsdale Elementary School
• Roberts Elementary School
• Russom Elementary School
• Shelton Elementary School
• Union Elementary School

Middle schools

• Austin Middle School
• Dobbins Middle School
• East Paulding Middle School
• Herschel Jones Middle School
• McClure Middle School
• Scoggins Middle School
• Moses Middle School
• South Paulding Middle School

High schools

• East Paulding High School
  East Paulding High School
  East Paulding High School is a public secondary school located in Dallas, Georgia, U.S.EPHS was established in 1991 and is nestled in one of the country's fastest growing counties...
  
  
• Hiram High School
  Hiram High School
  -History:The history of a school in the Hiram area goes back a century. The earliest records list teachers working between 1907 and 1913, when a new three-room schoolhouse was built in Hiram. The school burned in 1922. Two years later, in 1924, a new school was built on the present location of...
  
  
• Paulding County High School
• South Paulding High School
• North Paulding High School
  North Paulding High School
  North Paulding High School is a public school located in Dallas, Georgia. The school was built due to overcrowding in Paulding County. Paulding was listed as the eighth fastest growing county in the nation from 2000 to 2009, with a population growth from 81613 residents in 2000 to 136,655 residents...
  
  

Parent involvement

Every school in Paulding County has a Parent Teacher Association (PTA) or a Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA). These associations allow teachers, students and parents to hold confences to discuss the means of ensuring that the student achieves his or her goals. The PTA and PTSA meetings are held either before school start or immediately afterward.

Budget problem

The school district is in a 22-33 million dollar deficit. On May 4, 2010 a board meeting was held.

• Teachers who were hired in 2008 or later would lose their jobs.
• After-school activities in elementary schools would no longer be controlled by the PCSD.
• Middle school sports (cheerleading, football, etc.) would no longer be controlled by the PCSD.
• Classroom ratios would be increased (to almost 40 students per classroom).