C−
DeKalb County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 11 towns
Serves Stonecrest, Brookhaven, Dunwoody, Tucker, Chamblee, Clarkston, Doraville, Stone Mountain, Avondale Estates, Lithonia and Pine Lake.
Students
91,752
Schools
129
Spent per student
$17,739
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Debt
$24.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about DeKalb County School District
- School Grade C−: better than 19% of Georgia districts
- Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts below the state
- Spends 12% more per student than the GA average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $24.4M, about $266 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Conley.
PK–5Anderson Elementary SchoolClayton County School District
6–1217 schoolsClayton County School District
1212 high schoolsClayton County School District
Test scores vs. GA
2020–21Math proficiency19%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)76%
State average 84.8%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,739 per student · 12% above GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 58%State 28%Federal 14%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
93,239’20
93,316’21
92,109’22
91,062’23
91,752’24
About steady.
Students
Black 55%Hispanic 23%White 11%Asian 7%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
129 public schools.
GLOBE Academy Charter School I
A−1,093 students13:1
Doraville United Elementary School
D1,003 students15:1
Flat Rock Elementary School
D−977 students16:1
Indian Creek Elementary School
C−967 students13:1
Rockbridge Elementary School
C−900 students14:1
Fernbank Elementary School
A895 students16:1
Idlewood Elementary School
C−889 students13:1
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology
C−844 students16:1
John Robert Lewis Elementary School
D840 students13:1
Austin Elementary School
A+803 students16:1
Pleasantdale Elementary School
D−794 students14:1
Dunwoody Elementary School
A790 students14:1
Jolly Elementary School
D790 students15:1
Stoneview Elementary School
D782 students14:1
DeKalb Arts Academy
C+768 students15:1
DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School
C+760 students15:1
Ashford Park Elementary School
A757 students15:1
Princeton Elementary School
C−751 students14:1
Peachcrest Elementary School
D−729 students14:1
Montgomery Elementary School
A728 students16:1
Oak View Elementary
D−685 students13:1
Oakcliff Elementary School
C621 students14:1
Allgood Elementary School
D614 students12:1
Dresden Elementary School
D−606 students12:1
Hightower Elementary School
D604 students12:1
Stone Mill Elementary School
D601 students14:1
Edward L. Bouie- Sr. Elementary School
C−599 students16:1
Montclair Elementary School
D−590 students11:1
Museum School Avondale Estates
A−588 students13:1
Woodward Elementary School
D553 students12:1
Chesnut Elementary School
B+551 students13:1
Pine Ridge Elementary School
D551 students13:1
Panola Way Elementary School
D550 students16:1
Wynbrooke Elementary School
B−546 students15:1
Henderson Mill Elementary School
B−541 students14:1
Smoke Rise Elementary School
B539 students12:1
DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter
C537 students15:1
Hambrick Elementary School
C−536 students14:1
Narvie Harris Elementary School
B−535 students14:1
Cedar Grove Elementary School
C531 students14:1
Redan Elementary School
D525 students13:1
Rock Chapel Elementary School
C−524 students14:1
Avondale Elementary School
D521 students12:1
Murphey Candler Elementary School
D512 students13:1
Huntley Hills Elementary School
C+507 students12:1
Evansdale Elementary School
C+504 students13:1
International Community School
C501 students15:1
Chapel Hill Elementary School
D495 students13:1
Shadow Rock Elementary School
D−493 students15:1
Briar Vista Elementary School
B−482 students13:1
Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School
D−475 students13:1
Fairington Elementary School
D−461 students12:1
Stone Mountain Elementary School
D−453 students13:1
Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School
C−450 students14:1
Canby Lane Elementary School
C−446 students15:1
Woodridge Elementary School
D444 students15:1
Vanderlyn Elementary School
A+441 students14:1
Laurel Ridge Elementary School
B+440 students12:1
Dunaire Elementary School
D−432 students14:1
Oak Grove Elementary School
A+429 students12:1
Sagamore Hills Elementary School
A−428 students12:1
Marbut Elementary School
B427 students14:1
Midvale Elementary School
B417 students10:1
Browns Mill Elementary School
C−411 students13:1
Brockett Elementary School
C−394 students10:1
Rowland Elementary School
D390 students12:1
Kingsley Elementary School
C+386 students11:1
Livsey Elementary School
B+383 students11:1
Hawthorne Elementary School
C−378 students9:1
Flat Shoals Elementary School
D373 students12:1
Bob Mathis Elementary School
D368 students12:1
Columbia Elementary School
D364 students10:1
Briarlake Elementary School
A−360 students10:1
Snapfinger Elementary School
D−356 students10:1
McLendon Elementary School
C342 students11:1
Rainbow Elementary School
C−337 students11:1
Robert Shaw Theme School
B+307 students12:1
Kelley Lake Elementary School
D302 students12:1
Leadership Preparatory Academy
B+268 students12:1
Cary Reynolds Elementary School
D267 students10:1
Coralwood Education Center
218 students8:1
Toney Elementary School
D−207 students10:1
Sequoyah Middle School
D1,713 students15:1
Henderson Middle School
B−1,367 students14:1
Freedom Middle School
D1,272 students16:1
Peachtree Middle School
B+1,214 students14:1
Tucker Middle School
C+1,173 students13:1
Lithonia Middle School
C−1,062 students15:1
Chamblee Middle School
A1,018 students17:1
Stone Mountain Middle School
C−986 students14:1
Druid Hills Middle School
B−985 students14:1
Salem Middle School
D827 students13:1
Stephenson Middle School
C−788 students13:1
The Champion Middle Theme School
B782 students16:1
McNair Middle School
D701 students13:1
Cedar Grove Middle School
D685 students14:1
Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School
D655 students13:1
Miller Grove Middle School
C−625 students13:1
Redan Middle School
D623 students13:1
Chapel Hill Middle School
C614 students14:1
Columbia Middle School
D571 students12:1
Kittredge Magnet School
A+552 students16:1
DeKalb PATH Academy Charter School
C369 students15:1
Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers
A+273 students17:1
Lakeside High School
B−2,234 students17:1
Dunwoody High School
B−2,012 students16:1
Chamblee High School
B1,867 students17:1
Cross Keys High School
D−1,748 students14:1
Tucker High School
C−1,614 students15:1
Lithonia High School
D1,547 students16:1
Druid Hills High School
C−1,468 students16:1
Clarkston High School
D1,441 students13:1
Martin Luther King- Jr. High School
C−1,370 students16:1
Stephenson High School
C−1,339 students17:1
Stone Mountain High School
D1,254 students16:1
Southwest DeKalb High School
B−1,237 students15:1
Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering- Medic
B1,224 students17:1
Cedar Grove High School
C−1,121 students14:1
Miller Grove High School
D−1,073 students15:1
Redan High School
C−1,052 students18:1
Columbia High School
D877 students14:1
Towers High School
D876 students17:1
McNair High School
D−779 students13:1
Dekalb Early College Academy
A314 students17:1
Tapestry Public Charter School
C300 students8:1
DeKalb School of the Arts
A298 students13:1
Elizabeth Andrews High School
D167 students5:1
Margaret Harris Comprehensive School
C+76 students4:1
UHS of Laurel Heights
D−53 students7:1
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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.