Clarkston High School

Clarkston High School, a reasonably sized four-year high school in Clarkston, Georgia, run under DeKalb County, hosts 1,441 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 29% above the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Clarkston High School is one of 131 schools operated by DeKalb County, a district that teaches 92,088 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Clarkston High School logs that the most-represented group is Black (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 31% Asian, 9% White, 8% Hispanic. Compared to DeKalb County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 107 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against DeKalb County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Clarkston 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 23.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for DeKalb County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,644 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, DeKalb County runs 154 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students), of which Clarkston High School is one.

The closest other public school is Indian Creek Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Clarkston High School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.8%.

Clarkston High School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Clarkston High School's enrollment has shrank 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,523 (now 1,441). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 61% to 49%.

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