Denmark High School

Denmark High School operates as a high-enrollment high school in Alpharetta, Georgia, part of Forsyth County. Current enrollment sits at 2,527 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,120 students per school, that is 126% above typical.

Forsyth County comprises 42 schools with combined enrollment of 54,864 students; Denmark High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Denmark High School lists that 38% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 32% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Denmark High School records 146 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Denmark High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.7%, the actual is 65.2%, a residual of -1.6 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Forsyth County put the typical household earns roughly $143,784 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Forsyth County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 54,864 students), Denmark High School is one campus in the mix.

Midway Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Denmark High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 68.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.