Total enrollment
49,945
-762 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
87 schools in Atlanta Public Schools
Georgia · 49,945 students · 1 city
Whether you are tracking a high school, middle school, or elementary school, Atlanta Public Schools's 87 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 49,945 students (55 elementary, 15 middle, and 15 high).
4-year change in Atlanta Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
87
+1 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Atlanta Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Georgia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #92 of 160 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 49,945 | #7 of 172 | #91 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 87 | #5 of 172 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #15 of 172 | #2,183 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 74.5% | #118 of 172 | #1,584 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #123 of 160 | #3,269 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Atlanta Public Schools
State test results across the district's 85 scored schools run from Mary Lin Elementary School at 85.6% proficient to Carver High School at 6.4%, a gap of 79.2 points. That is the 7th widest gap among 107 Georgia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 83 district schools that reported both years went from 50,182 to 47,961 students (down 4%) and from 3,733 to 3,941 full-time teachers (up 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Atlanta Public Schools
Atlanta Public Schools is an average-sized Georgia school district running 87 schools with combined enrollment near 49,945.
For a sense of the school types, Atlanta Public Schools covers 55 elementary, 15 middle, 15 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Atlanta Public Schools is about 574, meaningfully below the Georgia average of roughly 748.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Atlanta Public Schools has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 50,707 students to 49,945. Over that span, Atlanta Public Schools gained 1 school, going from 86 to 87.
On this page, the community for Atlanta Public Schools discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.