Benjamin E. Mays High School

As a mid-tier high school in Atlanta, Georgia, Benjamin E. Mays High School educates 1,338 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Atlanta Public Schools.

Atlanta Public Schools comprises 87 schools with combined enrollment of 49,945 students; Benjamin E. Mays High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Benjamin E. Mays High School reports that nearly all students (91%) are Black. Other groups include 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 43% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 112 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Benjamin E. Mays High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Fulton County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Benjamin E. Mays High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.1%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Fulton County indicate median household earnings sit near $95,292, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Benjamin E. Mays High School is one of 205 public schools in Fulton County (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students).

The closest other public school is Jean Childs Young Middle School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Benjamin E. Mays High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Benjamin E. Mays High School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 24.3%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Benjamin E. Mays High School has fell 13%, going from 1,534 students in 2018 to 1,338 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 96% to 91% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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