Promise Career Institute School

As a very small four-year high school in College Park, Georgia, Promise Career Institute School hosts 247 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Fulton County. Enrollment runs roughly 78% below the state mean of about 1,120.

Promise Career Institute School is one of 107 schools operated by Fulton County, a district that enrolls 87,563 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Promise Career Institute School records that 88% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest is composed of 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 43% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Promise Career Institute School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Fulton County (around 62%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, census data for Fulton County shows median household earnings sit near $95,292, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Promise Career Institute School is one of 205 public schools in Fulton County (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students).

Nearest neighbor: College Park Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

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