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Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51% of them were male, and 49% were female.
Data also shows that most of the students were Black, representing 58% of the DeKalb County School District's total enrollment.
DeKalb County School District roughly covers 131 schools within DeKalb County and has a main office in Decatur.
Among the 131 schools in DeKalb County School District, Lakeside High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,101 students in the 2022-23 school year.
As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. 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.
Enrollment in DeKalb County School District Over 13 Years
Breakdown of Student Enrollment in DeKalb County School District - Previous Year Comparison
| School name | Total Enrollment in 2021-22 | Total Enrollment in 2022-23 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allgood Elementary School | 557 | 587 | 5.4% |
| Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering- Medic | 1,099 | 1,148 | 4.5% |
| Ashford Park Elementary School | 682 | 669 | -1.9% |
| Austin Elementary School | 563 | 457 | -18.8% |
| Avondale Elementary School | 349 | 369 | 5.7% |
| Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology | 915 | 865 | -5.5% |
| Bob Mathis Elementary School | 343 | 353 | 2.9% |
| Briar Vista Elementary School | 356 | 396 | 11.2% |
| Briarlake Elementary School | 363 | 356 | -1.9% |
| Brockett Elementary School | 395 | 384 | -2.8% |
| Browns Mill Elementary School | 354 | 354 | 0% |
| Canby Lane Elementary School | 436 | 425 | -2.5% |
| Cary Reynolds Elementary School | 476 | 251 | -47.3% |
| Cedar Grove Elementary School | 514 | 502 | -2.3% |
| Cedar Grove High School | 1,123 | 1,085 | -3.4% |
| Cedar Grove Middle School | 780 | 767 | -1.7% |
| Chamblee Charter High School | 1,757 | 1,748 | -0.5% |
| Chamblee Middle School | 964 | 980 | 1.7% |
| Chapel Hill Elementary School | 526 | 538 | 2.3% |
| Chapel Hill Middle School | 786 | 692 | -12% |
| Chesnut Elementary School | 449 | 350 | -22% |
| Clarkston High School | 1,381 | 1,374 | -0.5% |
| Columbia Elementary School | 406 | 364 | -10.3% |
| Columbia High School | 889 | 830 | -6.6% |
| Columbia Middle School | 742 | 572 | -22.9% |
| Coralwood Education Center | 72 | 62 | -13.9% |
| Cross Keys High School | 1,601 | 1,691 | 5.6% |
| DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School | 755 | 764 | 1.2% |
| DeKalb Alternative School | 207 | 177 | -14.5% |
| Dekalb Early College Academy | 301 | 280 | -7% |
| DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts | 591 | 576 | -2.5% |
| DeKalb PATH Academy Charter School | 368 | 368 | 0% |
| DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter | 523 | 533 | 1.9% |
| DeKalb School of the Arts | 318 | 298 | -6.3% |
| Doraville United Elementary School | 676 | 843 | 24.7% |
| Dresden Elementary School | 555 | 560 | 0.9% |
| Druid Hills High School | 1,322 | 1,350 | 2.1% |
| Druid Hills Middle School | 948 | 960 | 1.3% |
| Dunaire Elementary School | 427 | 425 | -0.5% |
| Dunwoody Elementary School | 762 | 741 | -2.8% |
| Dunwoody High School | 2,109 | 2,014 | -4.5% |
| East DeKalb Special Education Center | 11 | 10 | -9.1% |
| Edward L. Bouie- Sr. Elementary School | 500 | 537 | 7.4% |
| Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School | 464 | 451 | -2.8% |
| Elizabeth Andrews High School | 310 | 270 | -12.9% |
| Evansdale Elementary School | 556 | 512 | -7.9% |
| Fairington Elementary School | 558 | 536 | -3.9% |
| Fernbank Elementary School | 720 | 709 | -1.5% |
| Flat Rock Elementary School | 999 | 924 | -7.5% |
| Flat Shoals Elementary School | 545 | 501 | -8.1% |
| Freedom Middle School | 1,105 | 1,159 | 4.9% |
| GLOBE Academy Charter School I | 1,055 | 1,034 | -2% |
| Hambrick Elementary School | 459 | 462 | 0.7% |
| Hawthorne Elementary School | 309 | 338 | 9.4% |
| Henderson Middle School | 1,471 | 1,413 | -3.9% |
| Henderson Mill Elementary School | 512 | 491 | -4.1% |
| Hightower Elementary School | 603 | 600 | -0.5% |
| Huntley Hills Elementary School | 415 | 414 | -0.2% |
| Idlewood Elementary School | 884 | 867 | -1.9% |
| Indian Creek Elementary School | 841 | 887 | 5.5% |
| International Community School | 438 | 450 | 2.7% |
| John Robert Lewis Elementary School | 806 | 825 | 2.4% |
| Jolly Elementary School | 619 | 679 | 9.7% |
| Kelley Lake Elementary School | 315 | 246 | -21.9% |
| Kingsley Elementary School | 341 | 309 | -9.4% |
| Kittredge Magnet School | 472 | 496 | 5.1% |
| Lakeside High School | 2,126 | 2,101 | -1.2% |
| Laurel Ridge Elementary School | 360 | 375 | 4.2% |
| Leadership Preparatory Academy | 273 | 258 | -5.5% |
| Lithonia High School | 1,495 | 1,427 | -4.5% |
| Lithonia Middle School | 1,227 | 1,206 | -1.7% |
| Livsey Elementary School | 333 | 332 | -0.3% |
| Marbut Elementary School | 403 | 384 | -4.7% |
| Margaret Harris Comprehensive School | 22 | 22 | 0% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. High School | 1,483 | 1,432 | -3.4% |
| Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School | 752 | 703 | -6.5% |
| McLendon Elementary School | 293 | 287 | -2% |
| McNair High School | 725 | 686 | -5.4% |
| McNair Middle School | 893 | 826 | -7.5% |
| Midvale Elementary School | 370 | 420 | 13.5% |
| Miller Grove High School | 1,154 | 1,108 | -4% |
| Miller Grove Middle School | 810 | 717 | -11.5% |
| Montclair Elementary School | 654 | 596 | -8.9% |
| Montgomery Elementary School | 653 | 655 | 0.3% |
| Murphey Candler Elementary School | 554 | 472 | -14.8% |
| Museum School Avondale Estates | 584 | 583 | -0.2% |
| Narvie Harris Elementary School | 554 | 524 | -5.4% |
| Oak Grove Elementary School | 328 | 315 | -4% |
| Oakcliff Elementary School | 579 | 600 | 3.6% |
| Oakview Elementary School | 684 | 660 | -3.5% |
| Panola Way Elementary School | 718 | 624 | -13.1% |
| Peachcrest Elementary School | 606 | 629 | 3.8% |
| Peachtree Middle School | 1,356 | 1,283 | -5.4% |
| Pine Ridge Elementary School | 515 | 546 | 6% |
| Pleasantdale Elementary School | 587 | 589 | 0.3% |
| Princeton Elementary School | 719 | 731 | 1.7% |
| Rainbow Elementary School | 311 | 295 | -5.1% |
| Redan Elementary School | 502 | 502 | 0% |
| Redan High School | 877 | 945 | 7.8% |
| Redan Middle School | 754 | 671 | -11% |
| Robert Shaw Theme School | 331 | 315 | -4.8% |
| Rock Chapel Elementary School | 547 | 546 | -0.2% |
| Rockbridge Elementary School | 918 | 902 | -1.7% |
| Ronald E. McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School | 545 | 515 | -5.5% |
| Rowland Elementary School | 444 | 394 | -11.3% |
| Sagamore Hills Elementary School | 386 | 402 | 4.1% |
| Salem Middle School | 1,038 | 987 | -4.9% |
| Sequoyah Middle School | 1,852 | 1,766 | -4.6% |
| Shadow Rock Elementary School | 482 | 489 | 1.5% |
| Smoke Rise Elementary School | 449 | 485 | 8% |
| Snapfinger Elementary School | 491 | 428 | -12.8% |
| Southwest DeKalb High School | 1,245 | 1,269 | 1.9% |
| Stephenson High School | 1,317 | 1,327 | 0.8% |
| Stephenson Middle School | 898 | 790 | -12% |
| Stone Mill Elementary School | 577 | 538 | -6.8% |
| Stone Mountain Elementary School | 432 | 406 | -6% |
| Stone Mountain High School | 1,139 | 1,143 | 0.4% |
| Stone Mountain Middle School | 1,099 | 1,071 | -2.5% |
| Stoneview Elementary School | 761 | 785 | 3.2% |
| Tapestry Public Charter School | 262 | 291 | 11.1% |
| The Champion Middle Theme School | 750 | 732 | -2.4% |
| Toney Elementary School | 250 | 241 | -3.6% |
| Towers High School | 777 | 737 | -5.1% |
| Tucker High School | 1,552 | 1,509 | -2.8% |
| Tucker Middle School | 1,222 | 1,188 | -2.8% |
| UHS of Laurel Heights | 0 | 23 | 100% |
| Vanderlyn Elementary School | 455 | 296 | -34.9% |
| Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers | 128 | 193 | 50.8% |
| Woodridge Elementary School | 469 | 455 | -3% |
| Woodward Elementary School | 519 | 522 | 0.6% |
| Wynbrooke Elementary School | 648 | 559 | -13.7% |
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