Catoosa County, GA - District Data

Original Research by School Decision on Catoosa County

Catoosa County Schools serves a rural district across multiple towns in far northwest Georgia, spanning from Ringgold and Fort Oglethorpe south to smaller communities like Tunnel Hill, Rossville, and Rock Spring. The district operates across a classic small-district footprint: one elementary school district serves the very youngest students, with primary schools that feed into multiple elementary buildings, then middle schools, and three high schools drawing from the broader area.

The district's test results show proficiency levels that sit below midpoint across the subjects and grades measured. In early elementary, reading proficiency runs in the low range, with third-grade performance particularly low. Math proficiency also starts low in grade three but climbs steadily, peaking by eighth grade at roughly the middle line. Reading proficiency rises more gradually through the elementary and middle grades. Science proficiency in the tested grades falls into the low-to-mid range. Social studies proficiency in grade eight is comparably soft. The one data point available on multiple-year performance shows science proficiency rose substantially at one grade level and fell at another in ways that do not suggest a clear upward or downward trajectory overall. A parent moving to the district should ask the schools directly what instructional priorities are in place to build reading strength in the early grades, since that is where the lowest results appear.

The enrollment picture is stable and small-to-mid-sized for a district. Kindergarten and upper elementary grades are largest; high school grades taper slightly. The racial and ethnic makeup leans heavily toward white students, with Hispanic students representing the next largest group and Asian, Black, and other students together making up a smaller share. The district does not report free-and-reduced-price lunch participation or special-education and English-learner enrollment, so a complete picture of the economic and language-support landscape is not available from the data provided.

The district has recently invested in structural change. The From HERE to CAREER College and Career Academy opened in 2023 in Ringgold and serves juniors and seniors from all three district high schools. Students in that program can earn dual-enrollment college credit through partnerships with nearby Dalton State College and Georgia Northwestern Technical College without charge for tuition, books, or fees, alongside technical certifications in healthcare, criminal justice, mechatronics, IT, machine tool technology, and logistics. This is a sustained, built-in expansion of what a Catoosa County diploma includes, not a one-off pilot. A high school student interested in earning college credits or technical credentials while still in high school would have access to this pathway across all three high schools.

The district passed a renewal sales tax in 2021 that carries through 2026, funding 1:1 technology refresh, bus replacement, facility equitability projects, and the college and career facility itself. That means facility upgrades and classroom technology are backed by dedicated, multiYear sales-tax revenue. The district did not roll back its school millage rate from 2023 to 2024, allowing school property taxes to rise with home values; it approved a partial rollback in 2024 but at a rate still above the prior year's starting point. Homeowners should expect school-tax bills to climb as assessed home values increase, even with partial rollback in place.

Housing values in the district area trend moderate. The weighted median home value hovers above the state benchmark but below the national one, with zip codes in Ringgold and Rock Spring anchoring the higher end and Rossville and Fort Oglethorpe lower. Rents are also moderate. Annual year-over-year appreciation runs a few percentage points, and monthly rental costs are several percentage points below the cost of a typical mortgage payment on a median-value home. The affordability ratio sits near the national midline. The economic context shows unemployment in line with national averages and median household income above the national typical.

State assessment data beyond the tested grades, graduation rates, discipline records, attendance, staffing detail, course-level offerings at individual schools, and a detailed enrollment breakdown by special populations are not available in the data supplied. A parent or prospective resident should contact the district directly to request that information where it matters for their decision.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

10,175

Grades

PK–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 7%

Black 4%

White 82%

Asian 2%

Two+ 5%

Am. Indian / AK Native 0%

Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0%

Schools in this District

16 schools are officially reported under this district.

Battlefield Elementary School

Cloud Springs Elementary School

Lakeview Middle School

West Side Elementary School

Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School

Ringgold Middle School

Graysville Elementary School

Ringgold High School

Ringgold Elementary School

Boynton Elementary School

Tiger Creek Elementary School

Ringgold Primary School

Battlefield Primary

Woodstation Elementary School

Heritage Middle School

Heritage High School

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

6 grades reported

41%

Grade 3

50%

Grade 4

44%

Grade 5

45%

Grade 6

48%

Grade 7

57%

Grade 8

English Language Arts

6 grades reported

36%

Grade 3

40%

Grade 4

47%

Grade 5

45%

Grade 6

42%

Grade 7

43%

Grade 8

Science

2 grades reported

39%

Grade 5

40%

Grade 8

Social Studies

1 grade reported

39%

Grade 8

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$300,402

Year-over-year change+1.6%

Range across 7 ZIP codes$216K to $327K

vs. state typical0.90x

vs. national typical0.82x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (7 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
30736	Ringgold	$316K	+1.6%	73.4%
30755	Tunnel Hill	$242K	+1.6%	10.8%
30742	Fort Oglethorpe	$258K	+0.7%	4.5%
30741	Rossville	$216K	+0.7%	4.2%
30739	Rock Spring	$327K	+2.6%	4.0%
30707	Chickamauga	$266K	+2.4%	3.0%
30710		$306K	+2.3%	0.1%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$1,658/mo

Year-over-year change+5.1%

Range across 3 ZIP codes$1,155 to $1,710/mo

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (3 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
30736	Ringgold	$1,710	+5.0%	73.4%
30742	Fort Oglethorpe	$1,155	—	4.5%
30741	Rossville	$1,299	+6.7%	4.2%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$1,516/mo

Home price / national median income3.6x

Annual rent / national median income23.8%

Rent exceeds est. mortgage by$143/mo

Comparison

State typical home value$333,559 (-1.2% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

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