DeKalb GA News

There were 14,902 seventh grade students enrolled in DeKalb County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Sequoyah Middle School welcomed the largest number of seventh grade students among county schools, registering 1,218 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within DeKalb County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 12th grade.

Statewide, DeKalb County ranked fourth in enrollment numbers, with a total of 197,406 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked fourth the year before.

As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 15:1, which is better than the national average of 16:1. The state has its best student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1 in pre-kindergarten and middle school grades, while high school has an average ratio of 17:1.

School name	# of 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Sequoyah Middle School	1,218	34.5%	3,529
Henderson Middle School	1,000	35.4%	2,824
Renfroe Middle School	897	33.8%	2,655
Peachtree Middle School	862	33.5%	2,571
Freedom Middle School	824	36%	2,290
Lithonia Middle School	754	31.1%	2,421
Tucker Middle School	742	31.1%	2,385
Chamblee Middle School	708	36.2%	1,955
Stone Mountain Middle School	671	31.3%	2,143
Salem Middle School	656	33.2%	1,975
Druid Hills Middle School	609	31.8%	1,916
McNair Middle School	567	33.7%	1,683
Stephenson Middle School	523	32.6%	1,602
Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School	488	34.3%	1,421
Miller Grove Middle School	461	32%	1,439
The Champion Middle Theme School	460	31%	1,483
Redan Middle School	458	34.2%	1,339
Cedar Grove Middle School	446	28.9%	1,544
Chapel Hill Middle School	428	30.9%	1,384
Columbia Middle School	348	29.6%	1,176
Charles Drew Charter JA/SR Academy	276	14.9%	1,850
GLOBE Academy Charter School I	190	9.1%	2,085
DeKalb PATH Academy Charter School	183	24.9%	736
DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School	183	12%	1,527
DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts	180	15.5%	1,158
Museum School Avondale Estates	143	12.3%	1,166
DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter	128	11.7%	1,095
Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers	97	24.9%	389
Tapestry Public Charter School	96	16.3%	590
Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School	92	29.6%	311
Ivy Preparatory Academy, Inc.	88	10.1%	868
Leadership Preparatory Academy	57	10.8%	530
DeKalb Alternative School	48	15.2%	316
UHS of Laurel Heights	11	25%	44
Atlanta Area School for the Deaf	10	4.9%	205
Kittredge Magnet School	0	0%	998
Margaret Harris Comprehensive School	0	0%	37
East DeKalb Special Education Center	0	0%	10