Clairemont Elementary School

Clairemont Elementary School is one of the tiny elementary schools in Decatur, Georgia, one of the schools within City Schools of Decatur, with 162 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 73% leaner than typical.

City Schools of Decatur comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,367 students; Clairemont Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Clairemont Elementary School lists that 36% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 36% Black, 12% multiracial, 9% Asian, 7% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 32% of students at Clairemont Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against DeKalb County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for DeKalb County put median household earnings sit near $80,644, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clairemont Elementary School is one of 154 public schools in DeKalb County (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students).

The closest other public school is Glennwood Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Clairemont Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 53%: 348 students in 2018 compared to 162 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 52% to 36%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

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