Total enrollment
87,019
-2,555 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
109 schools in Fulton County
Georgia · 87,563 students · 13 cities
For families inside Fulton County, public-school options total 109 K-12 schools, with enrollment near 87,563 (63 elementary, 20 middle, and 22 high).
4-year change in Fulton County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
106
+1 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Fulton County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Georgia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #22 of 160 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 87,563 | #4 of 172 | #35 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 107 | #4 of 172 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #96 of 172 | #4,587 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 52.2% | #148 of 172 | #3,835 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #3 of 160 | #181 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 Fulton County
State test results across the district's 102 scored schools run from Creek View Elementary School at 87.1% proficient to Skyview High School at 0.5%, a gap of 86.6 points. That is the 5th widest gap among 107 Georgia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 101 district schools that reported both years went from 93,586 to 84,290 students (down 10%) and from 6,049 to 5,939 full-time teachers (down 2%), 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 Fulton County
Fulton County is a moderately sized public-school district in Georgia. The district oversees 109 schools and enrolls approximately 87,563 students.
In terms of grade levels, Fulton County is made up of 63 elementary, 20 middle, 22 high schools, and 4 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 3%: 89,574 students in SY 2020-21 versus 87,019 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Fulton County gained 1 school, going from 105 to 106.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Fulton County discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.