Devereux Ackerman Academy - Gwinnett

Devereux Ackerman Academy - Gwinnett is a very small senior high in Lawrenceville, Georgia, operated by Gwinnett County. The school serves 17 students in grades 5 through 12. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 1,120 students each, so Devereux Ackerman Academy - Gwinnett sits 98% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 141 schools in Gwinnett County (182,518 students total), Devereux Ackerman Academy - Gwinnett accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Devereux Ackerman Academy - Gwinnett logs that 65% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest reads as 24% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 3.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, Gwinnett County reports that the typical household earns roughly $87,890 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Devereux Ackerman Academy - Gwinnett is one of 150 public schools in Gwinnett County (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students).

The closest other public school is Gwinnett InterVention Education (GIVE) Center East, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

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