Total enrollment
91,752
-8,392 (-8%) vs SY 2017-18
131 schools in DeKalb County
Georgia · 92,088 students · 13 cities
For a Georgia district, DeKalb County runs a sizable public-school system: 131 campuses and roughly 92,088 students (82 elementary, 22 middle, and 23 high).
7-year change in DeKalb County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
129
-3 (-2%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
12%
was 11%
% Hispanic
23%
was 18%
% Black
55%
was 62%
% Asian
7%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About DeKalb County
DeKalb County is a high-population Georgia school district running 131 campuses with combined enrollment near 92,088.
Looking at the level breakdown, DeKalb County covers 82 elementary, 22 middle, 23 high schools, and 4 combined or other.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 8%: 100,144 students in SY 2017-18 versus 91,752 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 132 to 129 across the same 7-year window. On the demographic side, Black enrollment moved from 62% to 55% over the same window.
On allk12, the community for DeKalb County discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.