Carver High School

Carver High School is a secondary school of low-enrollment scale in Atlanta, Georgia, operated by Atlanta Public Schools, hosting 544 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,120 students per school, that is 51% below typical.

Across the 87 schools in Atlanta Public Schools (49,945 students total), Carver High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Carver High School logs that 96% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Fulton County as a whole is about 43% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Carver High School has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Carver High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Carver 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 above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Carver High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 25.7%; actual is 6.4%, a gap of -19.3 points.

Around the school, Fulton County reports that median household income runs about $95,292, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Fulton County's 205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students), Carver High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Carver High School Early College, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Carver High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Carver High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 28.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 588 students in 2018 compared to 544 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.