Dekalb Early College Academy

Located at 1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd, in Stone Mountain, Georgia, Dekalb Early College Academy is a rural-scale secondary school that hosts 314 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by DeKalb County. Enrollment runs roughly 72% below the state mean of about 1,120.

Across the 131 schools in DeKalb County (92,088 students total), Dekalb Early College Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Dekalb Early College Academy shows that 73% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 11% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 51% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Dekalb Early College Academy has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dekalb Early College Academy is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.7%; this one delivers 80.6%, a residual of +46.8 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for DeKalb County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,644 per year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, DeKalb County runs 154 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students), of which Dekalb Early College Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Elizabeth Andrews High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Dekalb Early College Academy comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 25.9%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dekalb Early College Academy has contracted 6%, going from 333 students in 2018 to 314 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 89% to 73% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

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