DeKalb County School District
Public
Regional · 11 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade
Public schools for Stonecrest, Brookhaven, Dunwoody, Tucker, Chamblee, Clarkston, Doraville, Stone Mountain, Avondale Estates, Lithonia and Pine Lake.
At a glance
91,752Students enrolled
129Schools
11Towns served
$17,739Spent per student
14:1Student–teacher ratio
81%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades 9–12
Lithonia High School or Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering- Medic or Miller Grove High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Tucker High School or Dekalb Early College Academy or Elizabeth Andrews High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–5
Dresden Elementary School or Huntley Hills Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–5
Doraville United Elementary School or Oakcliff Elementary School or Hightower Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs GA
Math proficiency19%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)76%
State average 84.8%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$17,739
per student each year · 12% above the GA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
93,239’20
93,316’21
92,109’22
91,062’23
91,752’24
Students
Black · 55%50,168
Hispanic · 23%21,416
White · 11%10,532
Asian · 7%6,125
Two or more races · 3%2,941
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%480
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools129 in district
GLOBE Academy Charter School IElementary · Grades K–8 · 1,093 students · Atlanta
A-CharterDoraville United Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,003 students · Atlanta
DPublicFlat Rock Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 977 students · Lithonia
D-PublicIndian Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 967 students · Clarkston
C-PublicRockbridge Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 900 students · Stone Mountain
C-PublicFernbank Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 895 students · Atlanta
APublicIdlewood Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 889 students · Tucker
C-PublicBarack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of TechnologyElementary · Grades PK–5 · 844 students · Atlanta
C-PublicJohn Robert Lewis Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 840 students · Brookhaven
DPublicAustin Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 803 students · Dunwoody
A+PublicPleasantdale Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 794 students · Doraville
D-PublicDunwoody Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 790 students · Dunwoody
APublicJolly Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 790 students · Clarkston
DPublicStoneview Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 782 students · Lithonia
DPublicDeKalb Arts AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 768 students · Avondale Estates
C+PublicDeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 760 students · Stone Mountain
C+CharterAshford Park Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 757 students · Atlanta
APublicPrinceton Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 751 students · Lithonia
C-PublicPeachcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 729 students · Decatur
D-PublicMontgomery Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 728 students · Brookhaven
APublicOak View ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 685 students · Decatur
D-PublicOakcliff Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 621 students · Doraville
CPublicAllgood Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 614 students · Stone Mountain
DPublicDresden Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 606 students · Chamblee
D-PublicHightower Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 604 students · Doraville
DPublicStone Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 601 students · Stone Mountain
DPublicEdward L. Bouie- Sr. Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 599 students · Lithonia
C-PublicMontclair Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 590 students · Brookhaven
D-PublicMuseum School Avondale EstatesElementary · Grades K–8 · 588 students · Avondale Estates
A-CharterWoodward Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 553 students · Brookhaven
DPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.