School district · Georgia

Atlanta Public Schools

Atlanta Public Schools in Georgia: 87 public schools with 49,945 students and 12.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $26,177 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 87; 19 charter
Students: 49,945
Students per teacher: 12.1; GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $26,177; GA $15.8K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 4,112
Counselors (FTE): 165
Students per counselor: 303; GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 54.0; Librarians (FTE): 73.3

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Georgia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Georgia: 40%

36%proficient

+0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 57% of school districts in Georgia

Median 34% · 230 school districts compared

22,420 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Georgia: 43%

35%proficient

A lower share proficient than 58% of school districts in Georgia

Median 38% · 230 school districts compared

22,404 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$15.2K15

$15.3K16

$16.3K17

$16.4K18

$17.2K19

$17.3K20

$18.5K21

$22.9K22

$23.1K23

$26.2K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 11% · $157.8M
State: 16% · $237.5M
Local: 73% · $1.1B

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $14,335
Support services: $11,258
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $153.1M
Long-term debt: $0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 55Middle schools: 15High schools: 15Other schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - ElementaryCharter	K–5	394	11.9	77%	70%	Atlanta
Barack and Michelle Obama AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	297	11.8	29%	29%	Atlanta
Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	390	11.0	25%	27%	Atlanta
Beecher Hills Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	237	11.0	46%	48%	Atlanta
Benteen Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	329	10.4	38%	38%	Atlanta
Bolton Academy ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	590	11.9	57%	50%	Atlanta
Burgess-Peterson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	580	14.9	63%	66%	Atlanta
Cascade Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	314	8.2	20%	20%	Atlanta
Centennial Place Academy (Charter)CharterFree meals for all	K–8	757	10.2	30%	28%	Atlanta
Charles L. Gideons Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	311	11.0	14%	19%	Atlanta
Charles R. Drew Charter SchoolCharter	Pre-K–5	961	10.8	63%	70%	Atlanta
Cleveland Avenue Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	253	12.8	15%	18%	Atlanta
Continental Colony Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	368	11.3	19%	23%	Atlanta
Deerwood AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	469	9.8	24%	31%	Atlanta
E. Rivers Elementary School	Pre-K–5	699	12.3	53%	49%	Atlanta
Emma Hutchinson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	295	10.5	16%	17%	Atlanta
F. L. Stanton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	161	9.8	19%	17%	Atlanta
Finch ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	291	8.2	19%	20%	Atlanta
Fred A. Toomer Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	513	13.1	34%	31%	Atlanta
Garden Hills Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	494	11.3	40%	39%	Atlanta
Harper-Archer Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	545	11.1	10%	12%	Atlanta
Heritage Academy Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	375	7.3	16%	12%	Atlanta
Jackson Elementary School	Pre-K–5	502	12.4	76%	75%	Atlanta
John Wesley Dobbs Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	330	9.9	12%	11%	Atlanta
Joseph Humphries Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	237	11.4	14%	29%	Atlanta
KIPP Soul PrimaryCharterFree meals for all	K–5	505	13.7	20%	21%	Atlanta
KIPP Strive Primary Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–5	627	16.5	29%	31%	Atlanta
KIPP Vision Primary Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–5	562	13.6	25%	21%	Atlanta
Kindezi Old 4th WardCharterFree meals for all	K–8	321	9.3	21%	21%	Atlanta
Kipp WAYS Primary Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–5	559	13.2	16%	18%	Atlanta
L. O. Kimberly Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	270	10.8	20%	26%	Atlanta
M. A. Jones Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	461	13.4	17%	13%	Atlanta
Mary Lin Elementary School	Pre-K–5	526	15.2	78%	85%	Atlanta
Michael R. Hollis Innovation AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	583	8.2	17%	14%	Atlanta
Miles Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	499	11.8	18%	16%	Atlanta
Morningside Elementary School	K–5	722	14.5	77%	80%	Atlanta
Morris Brandon Elementary School	Pre-K–5	911	16.2	75%	72%	Atlanta
Parkside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	650	11.8	51%	52%	Atlanta
Paul L. Dunbar Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	279	12.0	16%	20%	Atlanta
Peyton Forest Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	283	10.8	23%	26%	Atlanta
R. N. Fickett Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	432	12.8	22%	28%	Atlanta
Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School	Pre-K–5	851	14.3	53%	49%	Atlanta
Springdale Park Elementary School	Pre-K–5	437	13.0	79%	86%	Atlanta
T. J. Perkerson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	338	9.8	16%	20%	Atlanta
The John Hope-Charles Walter Hill Elementary SchoolsFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	423	10.6	22%	24%	Atlanta
The Kindezi SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–8	360	8.5	24%	21%	Atlanta
Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	496	11.6	16%	18%	Atlanta
Tuskegee Airman Global AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	447	10.2	19%	33%	Atlanta
Virginia-Highland Elementary School	Pre-K–5	649	14.2	76%	77%	Atlanta
Wesley International Academy CharterCharterFree meals for all	K–8	776	13.6	31%	30%	Atlanta
West Manor Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	247	10.9	39%	32%	Atlanta
Westside Atlanta Charter SchoolCharter	K–8	349	10.4	42%	40%	Atlanta
William J. Scott Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	319	10.5	23%	27%	Atlanta
William M.Boyd Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	439	10.4	19%	23%	Atlanta
Woodson Park Academy SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	842	11.8	20%	19%	Atlanta
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - MiddleCharter	6–8	233	9.7	68%	57%	Atlanta
Crawford Long Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	627	10.9	14%	13%	Atlanta
David T Howard Middle School	6–8	1,073	15.2	71%	68%	Atlanta
Herman J. Russell West End AcademyFree meals for all	6–8	342	8.8	16%	14%	Atlanta
Jean Childs Young Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	657	13.1	15%	11%	Atlanta
John Lewis Invictus AcademyFree meals for all	6–8	692	11.6	12%	11%	Atlanta
Judson Price Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	241	8.4	11%	10%	Atlanta
KIPP Soul AcademyCharterFree meals for all	6–8	285	12.8	17%	26%	Atlanta
KIPP VISION Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	6–8	300	11.9	22%	26%	Atlanta
KIPP WAYS Academy Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	6–8	289	12.8	17%	13%	Atlanta
Kipp Strive Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	6–8	312	12.8	31%	25%	Atlanta
Martin L. King Jr. Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	879	13.5	35%	28%	Atlanta
Ralph Bunche Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	651	12.2	20%	13%	Atlanta
Sylvan Hills Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	452	13.0	17%	22%	Atlanta
Willis A. Sutton Middle School	6–8	1,619	14.9	53%	46%	Atlanta
B.E.S.T AcademyFree meals for all	6–12	268	7.8	25%	31%	Atlanta
Benjamin E. Mays High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,338	12.0	—	—	Atlanta
Booker T. Washington High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	856	12.1	—	—	Atlanta
Carver High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	544	13.3	—	—	Atlanta
Carver High School Early CollegeFree meals for all	9–12	514	9.1	—	—	Atlanta
Charles Drew Charter JA/SR AcademyCharter	6–12	941	10.7	63%	67%	Atlanta
Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership AcademyFree meals for all	6–12	377	7.9	36%	18%	Atlanta
D. M. Therrell High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	964	14.1	—	—	Atlanta
Frederick Douglass High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,296	15.0	—	—	Atlanta
Hank Aaron New Beginnings AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	6–12	147	4.0	1.7%	0.9%	Atlanta
Kipp Atlanta Collegiate Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	9–12	874	12.5	—	—	Atlanta
Maynard Jackson High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,549	14.5	—	—	Atlanta
Midtown High School	9–12	1,696	16.4	—	—	Atlanta
North Atlanta High School	9–12	2,368	16.5	—	—	Atlanta
South Atlanta High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	942	18.5	—	—	Atlanta
Atlanta Classical AcademyCharter	K–12	697	11.9	66%	66%	Atlanta
Hillside Conant School	1–12	67	6.7	22%	8.3%	Atlanta

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 210 Pryor Rd., Atlanta, GA 30335
Phone: (404)802-3500

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.