Tri-Cities High School

Tri-Cities High School, a substantial secondary school in East Point, Georgia, overseen by Fulton County, teaches 1,748 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 1,120 students each, so Tri-Cities High School sits 56% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 107 schools in Fulton County (87,563 students total), Tri-Cities High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Tri-Cities High School records that the largest single group is Black, at 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 29% Hispanic. By comparison, Fulton County as a whole is about 43% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Tri-Cities High School has 114 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 100% of students at Tri-Cities High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Fulton County's rate of about 62%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Tri-Cities High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 19.8%, a residual of -5.9 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Fulton County put the typical household earns roughly $95,292 per year, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Fulton County's 205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students), Tri-Cities High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: KIPP South Fulton Academy School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Tri-Cities High School. On composite proficiency, Tri-Cities High School comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 26.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Tri-Cities High School's enrollment has climbed 12% since 2018, when it stood at 1,558 (now 1,748).

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.