Cedar Grove High School

Cedar Grove High School operates as a moderately sized four-year high school in Ellenwood, Georgia, run under DeKalb County. Current enrollment sits at 1,121 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

DeKalb County runs 131 schools in total, collectively educating 92,088 students. Cedar Grove High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Cedar Grove High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (92%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 51% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Cedar Grove High School logs 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Cedar Grove High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against DeKalb County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cedar Grove High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for DeKalb County put the typical household earns roughly $80,644 per year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across DeKalb County's 154 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students), Cedar Grove High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Cedar Grove Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Cedar Grove High School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 17.5%.

Cedar Grove High School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cedar Grove High School has expanded 6%, going from 1,055 students in 2018 to 1,121 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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