Enrollment
171
Combined
DISTRICT 116 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174002313
DeKalb Alternative School
5855 Memorial Dr, Stone Mountain, GA 30083 · (678)676-2302 · DeKalb County
GRADES 03–12COMBINED21-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE SCHOOL171 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
171 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 58 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 45 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 8 | 5% |
Student demographics
31%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.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2023-24 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
2.9%
own-school result
Math
0.5%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 2.9% | 0.5% |
| 2022-23 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| 2021-22 | 4.7% | 1.7% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where DeKalb Alternative School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 171 | #8 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #2 of 11 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
171
+20 (+13%) vs 2017
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
4.8:1
was 4.1:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
15%
was 6%
% Black
82%
was 89%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 171 | 36 | 4.8:1 | 100% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 149 | 24 | 6.2:1 | 100% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 79 | 35 | 2.3:1 | 99% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 151 | 37 | 4.1:1 | 91% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 166 | 37 | 4.5:1 | 94% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 166 | 34 | 4.9:1 | 98% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 278 | 33 | 8.4:1 | 58% (161) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DeKalb Alternative School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (151 to 171); teachers down 3% (37 to 36).
About DeKalb Alternative School
DeKalb Alternative School is a very small school serving multiple grade levels based in Stone Mountain, Georgia. It has an enrollment of 171 students in grades 3 through 12. On average, combined schools in Georgia enroll around 738, and this school is 77% below that mark.
DeKalb Alternative School is one of 131 schools in DeKalb County, which enrolls 92,088 students in total.
Black students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 15% Hispanic. Among all residents of DeKalb County, the Black share is about 51%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.2:1. The average for combined schools in Georgia is 11.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 171 students, or 100%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in DeKalb County report 77%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for DeKalb County show that the median household earns about $80,644 a year, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. DeKalb County has 154 public schools with about 102,960 students, including DeKalb Alternative School.
The closest school to DeKalb Alternative School is East DeKalb Special Education Center, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The NCES locale for DeKalb Alternative School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2023-24, enrollment had risen to 171, from 151 in 2017-18. The Hispanic share was 6% in 2017-18 and 15% in 2023-24.
DeKalb Alternative School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Stone Mountain
- Stephenson High SchoolHigh · 1,339 students
- Freedom Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,272 students
- Stone Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,254 students
- Redan High SchoolHigh · 1,052 students
- Stone Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 986 students
- Rockbridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 900 students
Nearby schools
- East DeKalb Special Education Center0.0 mi · 165
- Rockbridge Elementary School0.7 mi · 900
- Hambrick Elementary School0.8 mi · 536
- Stone Mountain High School0.9 mi · 1,254
- Freedom Middle School1.1 mi · 1,272
- Stone Mill Elementary School1.3 mi · 601
Frequently asked questions
About DeKalb Alternative SchoolHow large is DeKalb Alternative School?
DeKalb Alternative School enrolls approximately 171 students in grades 03-12.
What age range does DeKalb Alternative School serve?
DeKalb Alternative School serves students from grade 03 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DeKalb Alternative School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DeKalb Alternative School is approximately 6.2:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at DeKalb Alternative School?
Student demographics at DeKalb Alternative School are roughly 1% White, 15% Hispanic, 82% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is DeKalb Alternative School in?
DeKalb Alternative School is part of DeKalb County.
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