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If you had an hour of school board time for Clarkston High School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,441
High
DISTRICT 1,183 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000708
Clarkston High School
618 N Indian Creek Dr, Clarkston, GA 30021 · (678) 676-5302 · DeKalb County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,441 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
107 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,441 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 528 | 37% |
| Grade 10 | 388 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 251 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 274 | 19% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from DeKalb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
28.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 7 points since 2023.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.3% |
| 2023-24 | 21.8% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Clarkston High School
Clarkston High School's state test result (23.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkston High School this school | 1,441 | 100.0% | 23.0% |
| Elite Scholars Academy School Jonesboro | 757 | 100.0% | 94.7% |
| Stone Mountain High School Stone Mountain | 1,254 | 100.0% | 15.3% |
| Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School Atlanta | 165 | 98.2% | N/A |
| Tucker High School Tucker | 1,614 | 85.4% | 28.3% |
| Morrow High School Ellenwood | 2,077 | 100.0% | 16.4% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Clarkston High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #317 of 411 | #15 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #274 of 417 ▲ 34 | #15 of 25 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,441 | #158 of 480 | #9 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #68 of 413 | #5 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #84 of 413 | #6 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #36 of 425 | #7 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #115 of 168 | #11 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,441
-22 (-2%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,267
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,441 | 107 | 13.5:1 | 100% (1,441) |
| 2023-24 | 1,402 | 97.4 | 14.4:1 | 87% (1,220) |
| 2022-23 | 1,413 | 91.9 | 15.4:1 | 100% (1,413) |
| 2020-21 | 1,463 | 111 | 13.2:1 | 99% (1,451) |
| 2017-18 | 1,523 | 112.4 | 13.6:1 | 100% (1,523) |
| 2015-16 | 1,642 | 108 | 15.2:1 | 85% (1,397) |
| 2010-11 | 1,069 | 68 | 15.7:1 | 89% (952) |
| 2000-01 | 1,116 | 77 | 14.5:1 | 51% (570) |
| 1990-91 | 1,267 | 78 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarkston High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,523 to 1,441); teachers down 5% (112.4 to 107).
About Clarkston High School
In Clarkston, Georgia, part of DeKalb County, Clarkston High School is a high school. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,441 students. The school is 29% larger than the average for high schools in Georgia.
DeKalb County enrolls 92,088 students in 131 schools, including Clarkston High School.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Clarkston High School is Black, with 49% of students. Enrollment also includes 31% Asian, 9% White, and 8% Hispanic. In DeKalb County overall, the Black share is about 51%. The diversity index for Clarkston High School is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 107 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.5:1. High schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 15.2:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Clarkston High School, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in DeKalb County report 77%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Clarkston High School is 2.7 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 23.0% actual, 25.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Georgia.
In the surrounding county, DeKalb County, median household income comes to about $80,644, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 154, with about 102,960 students.
Indian Creek Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Clarkston High School places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Clarkston High School is Suburb: Large.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,463) to 2024-25 (1,441).
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DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
765,351
Census ACS
Median income
$80,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
154
102,960 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Dunwoody High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Chamblee High SchoolHigh · 1,867 students
- Cross Keys High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
- Tucker High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
Other schools in Clarkston
- Indian Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 967 students
- Jolly Elementary SchoolElementary · 790 students
- Atlanta Area School for the DeafCombined · 110 students
Other Clarkston High schools
One other US public school is named Clarkston High. Clarkston High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Clarkston High SchoolCLARKSTON, MI · 1,552 students
Nearby schools
- Indian Creek Elementary School0.2 mi · 967
- Atlanta Area School for the Deaf0.7 mi · 110
- Dunaire Elementary School1.1 mi · 432
- Robert Shaw Theme School1.1 mi · 307
- Jolly Elementary School1.3 mi · 790
- McLendon Elementary School1.6 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About Clarkston High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clarkston High School?
Clarkston High School enrolls approximately 1,441 students in grades 09-12.
Is Clarkston High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clarkston High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Clarkston High School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Clarkston High School.
How diverse is Clarkston High School?
Clarkston High School reports a student body of 9% White, 8% Hispanic, 49% Black, 31% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Clarkston High School public or private?
Clarkston High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.