Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School

Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School operates as a rural-scale senior high in Atlanta, Georgia, overseen by State Specialty Schools II- Georgia Fugees Academy Charter. Current enrollment sits at 165 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,120 students per school, that is 85% leaner than typical.

Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School sits inside State Specialty Schools II- Georgia Fugees Academy Charter, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School records that 36% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 32% White, 30% Black. That is visibly more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 6%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against DeKalb County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (DeKalb County) shows that median household earnings sit near $80,644, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across DeKalb County's 154 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students), Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pleasantdale Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School operates from a commuter-belt location. As a public charter, Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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