Margaret Harris Comprehensive School

As a micro-enrollment K-12 campus in Atlanta, Georgia, Margaret Harris Comprehensive School educates 76 students from grades pre-K through 12, operated by DeKalb County. Enrollment runs roughly 90% below the state mean of about 738.

Across the 131 schools in DeKalb County (92,088 students total), Margaret Harris Comprehensive School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Margaret Harris Comprehensive School lists that Black students make up the majority at 61%; the rest breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 11% White, 11% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 51% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 4.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against DeKalb County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for DeKalb County put the typical household earns roughly $80,644 per year, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, DeKalb County runs 154 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students), of which Margaret Harris Comprehensive School is one.

Kittredge Magnet School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 29%: 59 students in 2018 compared to 76 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 68% to 61% across the same window.

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