C+
Atlanta City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Atlanta.
Students
49,945
Schools
87
Spent per student
$26,117
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
What stands out about Atlanta City School District
- School Grade C+: better than 38% of Georgia districts
- Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
- Spends 65% more per student than the GA average
- 12 students per teacher
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Nelson.
PK–526 elementary schoolsCherokee County School District
6–88 middle schoolsCherokee County School District
9–127 high schoolsCherokee County School District
Test scores vs. GA
2020–21Math proficiency28%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)80%
State average 84.8%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$26,117 per student · 65% above GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 43%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 73%State 16%Federal 11%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
50,707’20
49,739’21
50,325’22
49,660’23
49,945’24
About steady.
Students
Black 70%White 16%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
87 public schools.
Charles R. Drew Charter School
A−961 students11:1
Morris Brandon Elementary School
A911 students16:1
Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School
A851 students14:1
Woodson Park Academy School
D−842 students12:1
Wesley International Academy Charter
B−776 students14:1
Centennial Place Academy (Charter)
D757 students10:1
Morningside Elementary School
A+722 students15:1
E. Rivers Elementary School
B+699 students12:1
Parkside Elementary School
B−650 students12:1
Virginia-Highland Elementary School
649 students14:1
KIPP Strive Primary Charter School
D627 students16:1
Bolton Academy Elementary
B590 students12:1
Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy
D−583 students8:1
Burgess-Peterson Elementary School
A−580 students15:1
KIPP Vision Primary Charter School
D562 students14:1
Kipp WAYS Primary Charter School
D−559 students13:1
Harper-Archer Elementary School
D−545 students11:1
Mary Lin Elementary School
A+526 students15:1
Fred A. Toomer Elementary School
C−513 students13:1
KIPP Soul Primary
505 students14:1
Jackson Elementary School
A+502 students12:1
Miles Elementary School
C−499 students12:1
Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School
D−496 students12:1
Garden Hills Elementary School
B+494 students11:1
Deerwood Academy
C−469 students10:1
M. A. Jones Elementary School
D461 students13:1
Tuskegee Airman Global Academy
D−447 students10:1
William M.Boyd Elementary School
D−439 students10:1
Springdale Park Elementary School
A+437 students13:1
R. N. Fickett Elementary School
D−432 students13:1
The John Hope-Charles Walter Hill Elementary Schools
D−423 students11:1
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary
A−394 students12:1
Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary School
D390 students11:1
Heritage Academy Elementary School
D375 students7:1
Continental Colony Elementary School
D−368 students11:1
The Kindezi School
C360 students9:1
Westside Atlanta Charter School
B349 students10:1
T. J. Perkerson Elementary School
D338 students10:1
John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School
D−330 students10:1
Benteen Elementary School
D−329 students10:1
Kindezi Old 4th Ward
B−321 students9:1
William J. Scott Elementary School
D−319 students10:1
Cascade Elementary School
D−314 students8:1
Charles L. Gideons Elementary School
D−311 students11:1
Barack and Michelle Obama Academy
D297 students12:1
Emma Hutchinson Elementary School
D−295 students11:1
Finch Elementary
D−291 students8:1
Peyton Forest Elementary School
D283 students11:1
Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School
C+279 students12:1
L. O. Kimberly Elementary School
D270 students11:1
Cleveland Avenue Elementary School
C−253 students13:1
West Manor Elementary School
C+247 students11:1
Beecher Hills Elementary School
237 students11:1
Joseph Humphries Elementary School
D237 students11:1
F. L. Stanton Elementary School
D161 students10:1
Willis A. Sutton Middle School
A−1,619 students15:1
David T Howard Middle School
A1,073 students15:1
Martin L. King Jr. Middle School
C879 students14:1
John Lewis Invictus Academy
D−692 students12:1
Jean Childs Young Middle School
D657 students13:1
Ralph Bunche Middle School
D651 students12:1
Crawford Long Middle School
D−627 students11:1
Sylvan Hills Middle School
D452 students13:1
Herman J. Russell West End Academy
D342 students9:1
Kipp Strive Charter School
C+312 students13:1
KIPP VISION Charter School
C+300 students12:1
KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School
D289 students13:1
KIPP Soul Academy
D285 students13:1
Judson Price Middle School
D−241 students8:1
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle
A−233 students10:1
North Atlanta High School
C+2,368 students16:1
Midtown High School
B−1,696 students16:1
Maynard Jackson High School
B−1,549 students15:1
Benjamin E. Mays High School
C1,338 students12:1
Frederick Douglass High School
D1,296 students15:1
D. M. Therrell High School
D964 students14:1
South Atlanta High School
D942 students19:1
Charles Drew Charter JA/SR Academy
A−941 students11:1
Kipp Atlanta Collegiate Charter School
C−874 students13:1
Booker T. Washington High School
C+856 students12:1
Carver High School
D544 students13:1
Carver High School Early College
C514 students9:1
Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy
C+377 students8:1
B.E.S.T Academy
D268 students8:1
Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy
D−147 students4:1
Atlanta Classical Academy
A697 students12:1
Hillside Conant School
D67 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.