DeKalb GA News

There were 12,537 11th grade students enrolled in DeKalb County schools in the 2022-23 school year, slightly less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Dunwoody High School welcomed the largest number of 11th grade students among county schools, registering 916 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.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

School name	# of 11th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Dunwoody High School	916	22.6%	4,054
Lakeside High School	898	21.2%	4,242
Decatur High School	886	24%	3,690
Chamblee Charter High School	785	22.3%	3,524
Martin Luther King Jr. High School	655	22.8%	2,873
Druid Hills High School	652	24.1%	2,708
Tucker High School	634	20.5%	3,093
Stephenson High School	611	22.8%	2,681
Southwest DeKalb High School	604	23.4%	2,576
Cross Keys High School	597	17.5%	3,405
Lithonia High School	578	19.9%	2,910
Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering- Medic	543	23.3%	2,332
Clarkston High School	527	18.9%	2,787
Miller Grove High School	509	22.2%	2,296
Cedar Grove High School	496	22.5%	2,208
Stone Mountain High School	471	20.1%	2,345
Redan High School	405	21.4%	1,896
Columbia High School	380	22%	1,728
Towers High School	315	21%	1,501
McNair High School	229	15.7%	1,454
Charles Drew Charter JA/SR Academy	220	11.9%	1,850
Elizabeth Andrews High School	189	35.2%	537
Dekalb Early College Academy	149	25.9%	575
DeKalb School of the Arts	148	24.7%	600
Tapestry Public Charter School	65	11%	590
DeKalb Alternative School	30	9.5%	316
Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School	24	7.7%	311
Atlanta Area School for the Deaf	21	10.2%	205
East DeKalb Special Education Center	0	0%	10
UHS of Laurel Heights	0	0%	44
Margaret Harris Comprehensive School	0	0%	37