Total enrollment
91,752
-1,718 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
131 schools in DeKalb County
Georgia · 92,088 students · 13 cities
For a Georgia district, DeKalb County runs a sizable public-school system: 131 schools and roughly 92,088 students (82 elementary, 22 middle, and 23 high).
4-year change in DeKalb County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
129
-2 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How DeKalb County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Georgia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #118 of 160 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 92,088 | #3 of 172 | #31 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 131 | #2 of 172 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #77 of 172 | #4,231 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 81.5% | #113 of 172 | #1,128 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #40 of 160 | #1,296 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 DeKalb County
State test results across the district's 126 scored schools run from Kittredge Magnet School at 99.1% proficient to Elizabeth Andrews High School at 7.8%, a gap of 91.3 points. That is the 3rd widest gap among 107 Georgia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 127 district schools that reported both years went from 98,911 to 89,909 students (down 9%) and from 6,865 to 6,448 full-time teachers (down 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 DeKalb County
DeKalb County is a high-population Georgia school district running 131 schools 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 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 93,470 students in SY 2020-21 versus 91,752 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 131 to 129 across the same 4-year 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.