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Clayton County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves Forest Park, Riverdale, College Park, Lovejoy, Morrow, Jonesboro and Lake City.
Students
51,055
Schools
67
Spent per student
$16,377
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
What stands out about Clayton County School District
- School Grade D: better than 11% of Georgia districts
- Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts below the state
- 15 students per teacher
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Conley.
PK–5Anderson Elementary SchoolThis district
6–1217 schoolsThis district
1212 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. GA
2020–21Math proficiency11%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)77%
State average 84.8%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$16,377 per student · 4% above GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 40%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 46%Federal 18%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
51,498’20
52,208’21
51,960’22
50,561’23
51,055’24
About steady.
Students
Black 67%Hispanic 25%Two or more races 3%Asian 3%White 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
67 public schools.
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy
C1,048 students16:1
Hawthorne Elementary School
D813 students16:1
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
C801 students15:1
Haynie Elementary School
C−767 students13:1
Roberta T. Smith Elementary School
C+720 students13:1
Church Street Elementary School
D−706 students17:1
James Jackson Elementary School
C−696 students15:1
Harper Elementary School
D−690 students13:1
Callaway Elementary School
C+677 students14:1
Brown Elementary School
C−671 students15:1
William M. McGarrah Elementary School
C658 students14:1
River's Edge Elementary School
C+652 students14:1
East Clayton Elementary School
C−641 students16:1
Kilpatrick Elementary School
D637 students14:1
Kemp Primary
626 students14:1
Mount Zion Primary
620 students14:1
Northcutt Elementary School
C618 students14:1
Huie Elementary School
D−594 students12:1
Suder Elementary School
D592 students13:1
Kemp Elementary School
C−586 students15:1
Tara Elementary School
D570 students12:1
Riverdale Elementary School
D559 students13:1
Swint Elementary School
C−544 students14:1
Kay R Pace Elementary School of the Arts
B518 students16:1
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School
C−516 students13:1
Lee Street Elementary School
D−515 students14:1
Pointe South Elementary School
D508 students13:1
Lake Ridge Elementary School
D498 students12:1
Mount Zion Elementary School
C−491 students15:1
Lake City Elementary School
C−479 students14:1
West Clayton Elementary School
D464 students17:1
Arnold Elementary School
C−454 students14:1
Oliver Elementary School
C452 students14:1
Fountain Elementary School
D−437 students11:1
Edmonds Elementary School
D426 students14:1
Anderson Elementary School
D420 students13:1
Morrow Elementary School
D−406 students12:1
Unidos Dual Language School
C394 students11:1
Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School
317 students17:1
Eddie White Middle School
C−1,364 students17:1
Rex Mill Middle School
C+904 students14:1
Jonesboro Middle School
C895 students15:1
M. D. Roberts Middle School
B−894 students14:1
Babb Middle School
B−881 students16:1
North Clayton Middle School
C817 students18:1
Morrow Middle School
C794 students14:1
Sequoyah Middle School
C−765 students15:1
Pointe South Middle School
C−693 students13:1
Mundys Mill Middle School
C−687 students15:1
Kendrick Middle School
C+619 students13:1
Forest Park Middle School
C−593 students13:1
Riverdale Middle School
C560 students13:1
Adamson Middle School
C+509 students12:1
Utopian Academy for the Arts Middle School
315 students15:1
Morrow High School
C−2,077 students20:1
Lovejoy High School
D2,049 students19:1
Forest Park High School
D1,711 students17:1
Charles R. Drew High School
C−1,708 students18:1
Mundy's Mill High School
C−1,665 students18:1
Jonesboro High School
C−1,630 students21:1
Riverdale High School
C−1,359 students19:1
Mount Zion High School
C−1,232 students18:1
North Clayton High School
C−1,124 students18:1
Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for
D−887 students13:1
Elite Scholars Academy School
A+757 students19:1
Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts
B+494 students14:1
Utopian Academy for the Arts High School
291 students12:1
Towns served
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.