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The fastest-growing public high schools in Atlanta, Georgia

15 public high schools in Atlanta, Georgia appear in this ranking of the fastest-growing public high schools, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Frederick Douglass High School leads the list at 39.5%, against a median of 18.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Atlanta, Georgia

Top Enrollment growth

39.5%

Median Enrollment growth

18.6%

FASTEST GROWING · ATLANTA, GEORGIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Frederick Douglass High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	929	1,296	39.5%
2	Maynard Jackson High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	1,205	1,549	28.5%
3	Midtown High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	1,332	1,696	27.3%
4	North Atlanta High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	1,889	2,368	25.4%
5	Charles Drew Charter JA/SR Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	766	941	22.8%
6	Carver High School Early College	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	420	514	22.4%
7	D. M. Therrell High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	810	964	19.0%
8	Booker T. Washington High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	722	856	18.6%
9	South Atlanta High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	808	942	16.6%
10	Kipp Atlanta Collegiate Charter School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	776	874	12.6%
11	Druid Hills High School	Atlanta, GA	DeKalb County	1,312	1,468	11.9%
12	McNair High School	Atlanta, GA	DeKalb County	705	779	10.5%
13	Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	364	377	3.6%
14	Lakeside High School	Atlanta, GA	DeKalb County	2,172	2,234	2.9%
15	Riverwood International Charter School	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	1,697	1,737	2.4%

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