Dean Rusk Middle School (Cherokee County SCH DIST.), Georgia - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Dean Rusk Middle School is a Middle in Canton, GA. It currently serves 1483 students (grades 06-08). The school is part of the Cherokee County School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Cherokee County School District and all schools in Georgia.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Middle
Number of Students:1483
Number of Teachers: 91
Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.33

Location Info

Location: 2761 E Cherokee Dr, Canton, GA 30115
Mailing Address: 2761 E Cherokee Dr, Canton, GA 30115
Phone: (770)704-1135
Website:
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 6 502
Grade 7 489
Grade 8 492
Gender/Sex of Dean Rusk Middle School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 740 49.90
Female 743 50.10
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Dean Rusk Middle School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 49 3.30
Black or African American 120 8.09
Hispanic/Latino 265 17.87
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.07
Two or more races 88 5.93
White 960 64.73
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 18 2.43
Black or African American 58 7.84
Hispanic/Latino 137 18.51
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.14
Two or more races 42 5.68
White 484 65.41
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 31 4.17
Black or African American 62 8.35
Hispanic/Latino 128 17.23
Two or more races 46 6.19
White 476 64.07

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 17 3.39
Black or African American 49 9.76
Hispanic/Latino 89 17.73
Two or more races 31 6.18
White 316 62.95
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 16 3.27
Black or African American 29 5.93
Hispanic/Latino 89 18.20
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.20
Two or more races 30 6.14
White 324 66.26
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 16 3.25
Black or African American 42 8.54
Hispanic/Latino 87 17.68
Two or more races 27 5.49
White 320 65.04