GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
Boys made up 50.9% of the county's student body, while the other 49.1% were girls.
Data also showed that African American students made up 55.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in DeKalb County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 19.8%, 14.8% white students, 5.9% Asian students, 3.3% multiracial students and 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native students.
Lakeside High School stood out with the highest enrollment among DeKalb County's 149 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 2,101 students.
According to the Georgia Department of Education, over 1.6 million students were enrolled in Georgia's public schools during the 2021-22 school year. The state boasted a diverse and closely distributed student body across grade levels, with roughly 44% of the students in elementary, 24.5% in middle school, and 31.5% in high schools.
The state also registered an ethnically diverse student body, with 34.4% of the students identified as white, 36.5% as Black, 17.1% as Hispanic, and 4.5% as Asian.
Enrollment in DeKalb County Schools Over 13 Years
Breakdown of Student Enrollment in DeKalb County Schools
| School name | Total enrollment in 2021-22 | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside High School | 2,126 | 2,101 | -1.2% |
| Dunwoody High School | 2,109 | 2,014 | -4.5% |
| Decatur High School | 1,722 | 1,837 | 6.7% |
| Sequoyah Middle School | 1,852 | 1,766 | -4.6% |
| Chamblee Charter High School | 1,757 | 1,748 | -0.5% |
| Cross Keys High School | 1,601 | 1,691 | 5.6% |
| Tucker High School | 1,552 | 1,509 | -2.8% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. High School | 1,483 | 1,432 | -3.4% |
| Lithonia High School | 1,495 | 1,427 | -4.5% |
| Henderson Middle School | 1,471 | 1,413 | -3.9% |
| Clarkston High School | 1,381 | 1,374 | -0.5% |
| Druid Hills High School | 1,322 | 1,350 | 2.1% |
| Renfroe Middle School | 1,349 | 1,332 | -1.3% |
| Stephenson High School | 1,317 | 1,327 | 0.8% |
| Peachtree Middle School | 1,356 | 1,283 | -5.4% |
| Southwest DeKalb High School | 1,245 | 1,269 | 1.9% |
| Lithonia Middle School | 1,227 | 1,206 | -1.7% |
| Tucker Middle School | 1,222 | 1,188 | -2.8% |
| Freedom Middle School | 1,105 | 1,159 | 4.9% |
| Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering- Medic | 1,099 | 1,148 | 4.5% |
| Stone Mountain High School | 1,139 | 1,143 | 0.4% |
| Miller Grove High School | 1,154 | 1,108 | -4% |
| Cedar Grove High School | 1,123 | 1,085 | -3.4% |
| Stone Mountain Middle School | 1,099 | 1,071 | -2.5% |
| GLOBE Academy Charter School I | 1,055 | 1,034 | -2% |
| Salem Middle School | 1,038 | 987 | -4.9% |
| Chamblee Middle School | 964 | 980 | 1.7% |
| Druid Hills Middle School | 948 | 960 | 1.3% |
| Redan High School | 877 | 945 | 7.8% |
| Charles Drew Charter JA/SR Academy | 911 | 925 | 1.5% |
| Flat Rock Elementary School | 999 | 924 | -7.5% |
| Rockbridge Elementary School | 918 | 902 | -1.7% |
| Indian Creek Elementary School | 841 | 887 | 5.5% |
| Charles R. Drew Charter School | 903 | 881 | -2.4% |
| Idlewood Elementary School | 884 | 867 | -1.9% |
| Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology | 915 | 865 | -5.5% |
| Doraville United Elementary School | 676 | 843 | 24.7% |
| Columbia High School | 889 | 830 | -6.6% |
| McNair Middle School | 893 | 826 | -7.5% |
| John Robert Lewis Elementary School | 806 | 825 | 2.4% |
| Stephenson Middle School | 898 | 790 | -12% |
| Stoneview Elementary School | 761 | 785 | 3.2% |
| Cedar Grove Middle School | 780 | 767 | -1.7% |
| DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School | 755 | 764 | 1.2% |
| Springdale Park Elementary School | 726 | 756 | 4.1% |
| Dunwoody Elementary School | 762 | 741 | -2.8% |
| Towers High School | 777 | 737 | -5.1% |
| The Champion Middle Theme School | 750 | 732 | -2.4% |
| Princeton Elementary School | 719 | 731 | 1.7% |
| Miller Grove Middle School | 810 | 717 | -11.5% |
| Fernbank Elementary School | 720 | 709 | -1.5% |
| Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School | 752 | 703 | -6.5% |
| Chapel Hill Middle School | 786 | 692 | -12% |
| McNair High School | 725 | 686 | -5.4% |
| Jolly Elementary School | 619 | 679 | 9.7% |
| Talley Street Upper Elementary School | 690 | 676 | -2% |
| Redan Middle School | 754 | 671 | -11% |
| Ashford Park Elementary School | 682 | 669 | -1.9% |
| Oakview Elementary School | 684 | 660 | -3.5% |
| Montgomery Elementary School | 653 | 655 | 0.3% |
| Mary Lin Elementary School | 641 | 630 | -1.7% |
| Peachcrest Elementary School | 606 | 629 | 3.8% |
| Panola Way Elementary School | 718 | 624 | -13.1% |
| Oakcliff Elementary School | 579 | 600 | 3.6% |
| Hightower Elementary School | 603 | 600 | -0.5% |
| Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School | 600 | 596 | -0.7% |
| Montclair Elementary School | 654 | 596 | -8.9% |
| Pleasantdale Elementary School | 587 | 589 | 0.3% |
| Allgood Elementary School | 557 | 587 | 5.4% |
| Museum School Avondale Estates | 584 | 583 | -0.2% |
| DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts | 591 | 576 | -2.5% |
| Columbia Middle School | 742 | 572 | -22.9% |
| Dresden Elementary School | 555 | 560 | 0.9% |
| Wynbrooke Elementary School | 648 | 559 | -13.7% |
| Pine Ridge Elementary School | 515 | 546 | 6% |
| Rock Chapel Elementary School | 547 | 546 | -0.2% |
| Stone Mill Elementary School | 577 | 538 | -6.8% |
| Chapel Hill Elementary School | 526 | 538 | 2.3% |
| Edward L. Bouie- Sr. Elementary School | 500 | 537 | 7.4% |
| Fairington Elementary School | 558 | 536 | -3.9% |
| DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter | 523 | 533 | 1.9% |
| Narvie Harris Elementary School | 554 | 524 | -5.4% |
| Woodward Elementary School | 519 | 522 | 0.6% |
| Ronald E. McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School | 545 | 515 | -5.5% |
| Evansdale Elementary School | 556 | 512 | -7.9% |
| Redan Elementary School | 502 | 502 | 0% |
| Cedar Grove Elementary School | 514 | 502 | -2.3% |
| Flat Shoals Elementary School | 545 | 501 | -8.1% |
| Kittredge Magnet School | 472 | 496 | 5.1% |
| Henderson Mill Elementary School | 512 | 491 | -4.1% |
| Shadow Rock Elementary School | 482 | 489 | 1.5% |
| Burgess-Peterson Elementary School | 470 | 487 | 3.6% |
| Smoke Rise Elementary School | 449 | 485 | 8% |
| Murphey Candler Elementary School | 554 | 472 | -14.8% |
| Hambrick Elementary School | 459 | 462 | 0.7% |
| Austin Elementary School | 563 | 457 | -18.8% |
| Woodridge Elementary School | 469 | 455 | -3% |
| Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School | 464 | 451 | -2.8% |
| International Community School | 438 | 450 | 2.7% |
| Fred A. Toomer Elementary School | 430 | 446 | 3.7% |
| Snapfinger Elementary School | 491 | 428 | -12.8% |
| Dunaire Elementary School | 427 | 425 | -0.5% |
| Canby Lane Elementary School | 436 | 425 | -2.5% |
| Midvale Elementary School | 370 | 420 | 13.5% |
| Ivy Preparatory Academy, Inc. | 414 | 418 | 1% |
| Huntley Hills Elementary School | 415 | 414 | -0.2% |
| Stone Mountain Elementary School | 432 | 406 | -6% |
| Sagamore Hills Elementary School | 386 | 402 | 4.1% |
| Briar Vista Elementary School | 356 | 396 | 11.2% |
| Rowland Elementary School | 444 | 394 | -11.3% |
| Brockett Elementary School | 395 | 384 | -2.8% |
| Marbut Elementary School | 403 | 384 | -4.7% |
| Laurel Ridge Elementary School | 360 | 375 | 4.2% |
| Avondale Elementary School | 349 | 369 | 5.7% |
| DeKalb PATH Academy Charter School | 368 | 368 | 0% |
| Columbia Elementary School | 406 | 364 | -10.3% |
| Briarlake Elementary School | 363 | 356 | -1.9% |
| Browns Mill Elementary School | 354 | 354 | 0% |
| Bob Mathis Elementary School | 343 | 353 | 2.9% |
| Chesnut Elementary School | 449 | 350 | -22% |
| Hawthorne Elementary School | 309 | 338 | 9.4% |
| Livsey Elementary School | 333 | 332 | -0.3% |
| Robert Shaw Theme School | 331 | 315 | -4.8% |
| Oak Grove Elementary School | 328 | 315 | -4% |
| Kingsley Elementary School | 341 | 309 | -9.4% |
| DeKalb School of the Arts | 318 | 298 | -6.3% |
| Vanderlyn Elementary School | 455 | 296 | -34.9% |
| Rainbow Elementary School | 311 | 295 | -5.1% |
| Tapestry Public Charter School | 262 | 291 | 11.1% |
| McLendon Elementary School | 293 | 287 | -2% |
| Dekalb Early College Academy | 301 | 280 | -7% |
| Winnona Park Elementary School | 302 | 278 | -7.9% |
| Elizabeth Andrews High School | 310 | 270 | -12.9% |
| Leadership Preparatory Academy | 273 | 258 | -5.5% |
| Cary Reynolds Elementary School | 476 | 251 | -47.3% |
| Oakhurst Elementary School | 277 | 249 | -10.1% |
| Kelley Lake Elementary School | 315 | 246 | -21.9% |
| Toney Elementary School | 250 | 241 | -3.6% |
| Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers | 128 | 193 | 50.8% |
| Glennwood Elementary School | 170 | 185 | 8.8% |
| Clairemont Elementary School | 185 | 185 | 0% |
| DeKalb Alternative School | 207 | 177 | -14.5% |
| Westchester Elementary School | 182 | 167 | -8.2% |
| Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School | 158 | 155 | -1.9% |
| Atlanta Area School for the Deaf | 110 | 98 | -10.9% |
| Coralwood Education Center | 72 | 62 | -13.9% |
| UHS of Laurel Heights | 0 | 23 | 0% |
| Margaret Harris Comprehensive School | 22 | 22 | 0% |
| East DeKalb Special Education Center | 11 | 10 | -9.1% |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Lakeside High School• Flat Shoals Elementary School• Druid Hills High School• Dekalb Path Academy Charter School• Sequoyah Middle School• Fernbank Elementary School• Cross Keys High School• Snapfinger Elementary School• Pleasantdale Elementary School• Stone Mill Elementary School• Woodridge Elementary School• Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers• Clairemont Elementary School• Briarlake Elementary School• Laurel Ridge Elementary School• Clarkston High School• Idlewood Elementary School• Springdale Park Elementary School• Allgood Elementary School• Charles R. Drew Charter School• Princeton Elementary School• Brockett Elementary School• Chapel Hill Elementary School• Robert Shaw Theme School• Stephenson High School• Elizabeth Andrews High School• Miller Grove Middle School• Fairington Elementary School• Towers High School• Kingsley Elementary School• Mclendon Elementary School• Narvie Harris Elementary School• Salem Middle School• Ashford Park Elementary School• Dekalb School of the Arts• Lithonia Middle School• Montclair Elementary School• Dunaire Elementary School• Dunwoody Elementary School• Canby Lane Elementary School• Stoneview Elementary School• Columbia High School• Rock Chapel Elementary School• Flat Rock Elementary School• Hightower Elementary School• Henderson Mill Elementary School• Redan High School• Chamblee Middle School• Shadow Rock Elementary School• Marbut Elementary School• Chesnut Elementary School• Midvale Elementary School• Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle School• Cedar Grove High School• Hambrick Elementary School• Hawthorne Elementary School• Cedar Grove Elementary School• Dekalb Early College Academy• Dekalb Alternative School• Southwest Dekalb High School• Winnona Park Elementary School• Oakview Elementary School• Stone Mountain High School• Rowland Elementary School• Renfroe Middle School• Cedar Grove Middle School• Austin Elementary School• Columbia Middle School• Bob Mathis Elementary School• Briar Vista Elementary School• Smoke Rise Elementary School• Livsey Elementary School• Dunwoody High School• Evansdale Elementary School• Kelley Lake Elementary School• Stephenson Middle School• Indian Creek Elementary School• Peachtree Middle School• Druid Hills Middle School• Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School• Panola Way Elementary School• Museum School Avondale Estates• Lithonia High School• Pine Ridge Elementary School• Browns Mill Elementary School• Mcnair High School• Burgess-Peterson Elementary School• Toney Elementary School• Tucker Middle School• Georgia Department of Education• Oakcliff Elementary School• Oak Grove Elementary School• Jolly Elementary School• The Champion Middle Theme School• Henderson Middle School• Rainbow Elementary School• Mcnair Middle School• Miller Grove High School• Wynbrooke Elementary School• Chamblee Charter High School• Vanderlyn Elementary School• Cary Reynolds Elementary School• Uhs Of Laurel Heights• Redan Middle School• Tucker High School• Avondale Elementary School• Redan Elementary School• Dresden Elementary School• Oakhurst Elementary School• Rockbridge Elementary School• Chapel Hill Middle School• Decatur High School• Ronald E. Mcnair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School• Columbia Elementary School• Margaret Harris Comprehensive School• Leadership Preparatory Academy• Montgomery Elementary School• Huntley Hills Elementary School• Sagamore Hills Elementary School• Woodward Elementary School• Stone Mountain Elementary School• Freedom Middle School
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