Charles R. Drew High School

Charles R. Drew High School is a secondary school of substantial scale in Riverdale, Georgia, one of the schools within Clayton County, teacheing 1,708 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 1,120 students each, so Charles R. Drew High School sits 53% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 68 schools in Clayton County (51,326 students total), Charles R. Drew High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Charles R. Drew High School records that the largest single group is Black, at 57% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 38% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably less Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at school resources, Charles R. Drew High School logs 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Charles R. Drew High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Charles R. Drew High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 18.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Clayton County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Clayton County's 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students), Charles R. Drew High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Riverdale Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Charles R. Drew High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 18.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Charles R. Drew High School's enrollment has grew 10% since 2018, when it stood at 1,546 (now 1,708). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 26% to 38% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

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