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Dean Rusk Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2761 E Cherokee Dr
Canton, GA 30115
Phone
(770) 704-1135
District
Cherokee County
County
CHEROKEE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1473
Classroom Teachers
97

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.1% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Dean Rusk Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
36%
46%
39%
49%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
54%
37%
53%
39%
54%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
39%
57%
42%
55%
36%
56%
39%
57%
42%
55%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 476 32.3%
Grade 7 491 33.3%
Grade 8 506 34.4%
Total 1473 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 70.1% 65.6% 37.7%
Black 7.5% 8.3% 38.1%
Hispanic 18.9% 23.6% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.3% 2.3% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 23.4% 29.5% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 19.0% 24.3% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.4% 5.1% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 268,567 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 636.4 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.3% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.6% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.6% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 15.0% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 97,023 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 6.9% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.2% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 39.5% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 28.5% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.0% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.5% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.6% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.0% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 4.8% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,277 $304,836,000 58.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $702 $29,391,000 5.6%
Staff $590 $24,716,000 4.7%
General Administration $83 $3,457,000 0.7%
School Administration $650 $27,226,000 5.2%
Operation $793 $33,216,000 6.4%
Transportation $561 $23,511,000 4.5%
Other $171 $7,164,000 1.4%
Total Support $3,549 $148,681,000 28.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,599 $67,001,000 12.9%
Total Expenditures $12,426 $520,518,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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