Chattahoochee High School

Chattahoochee High School is one of the sprawling secondary schools in Alpharetta, Georgia, operated by Fulton County, with 1,730 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 54% bigger than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Across the 107 schools in Fulton County (87,563 students total), Chattahoochee High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Chattahoochee High School lists that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 32% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 105 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Chattahoochee High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Fulton County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Chattahoochee High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.1%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Fulton County put median household income runs about $95,292, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Fulton County's 205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students), Chattahoochee High School is one campus in the mix.

Taylor Road Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Chattahoochee High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chattahoochee High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 77.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Chattahoochee High School's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 1,966 (now 1,730). White enrollment moved from 48% to 37% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.