South Atlanta High School

As a tight-knit four-year high school in Atlanta, Georgia, South Atlanta High School caters to 942 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Atlanta Public Schools.

Atlanta Public Schools runs 87 schools in total, collectively educating 49,945 students. South Atlanta High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, South Atlanta High School reports that 89% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Fulton County as a whole is about 43% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting South Atlanta High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Fulton County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, South Atlanta High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 15.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Fulton County indicate median household earnings sit near $95,292, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Fulton County's 205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students), South Atlanta High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Joseph Humphries Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Atlanta High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Atlanta High School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 16.2%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. South Atlanta High School's enrollment has grew 17% since 2018, when it stood at 808 (now 942). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 today.

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