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Empowering Students for Success
At Dutchtown Middle, we strive to ensure a high-quality, world-class education that empowers every student with exceptional opportunities and access that lead to success in a global society.
Focus: ON - Promoting Distraction-Free Learning Environments
Beginning for the 2025-2026 school year, HCS students in grades K-12 are not permitted to display or use a cell phone, smartwatch, or other electronic communication device on school property during the school day.
STEM for All
HCS is cultivating a dynamic learning environment that includes offering science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educational opportunities across all grades.
Stories & Highlights
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Dutchtown Excellence
Dutchtown Middle School Vision: In truth, honor and integrity, Dutchtown Middle School will create an environment of excellence in all that we do.
Creed: I am a Bulldog! I get better and better, every day in everyway. Failure is NOT an option for me. I will EXCEED in all that I do. Because I am a Bulldog!
We are fortunate to have an entire staff of dedicated professionals. Congratulations to our 2025 Teacher of the Year, Tamea Hardrick.
Our student-centered budgeting focus will result in a record investment of $13,867 per student for the 2025-26 school year.
Our four-year graduation rate of 86.8% in HCS surpasses the state’s record-high of 85.4% for the Class of 2024.
Our starting teacher salary is $53,910, representing a $15,000 increase since 2018.
Our bus drivers earn a starting salary of $22.22/hour and totaled more than 1.9 million miles last year in service of our schools.
The Henry County Board of Education is the 2023 Georgia School Board Association Large District Governance Team of the Year.