Tucker High School

Tucker High School is one of the mid-sized four-year high schools in Tucker, Georgia, run under DeKalb County, with 1,614 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,120 students per school, that is 44% bigger than typical.

Tucker High School is one of 131 schools operated by DeKalb County, a district that enrolls 92,088 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Tucker High School records that 53% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 24% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 9% White, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with DeKalb County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 109 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of DeKalb County's rate of about 77%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Tucker High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.2%; this one delivers 28.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for DeKalb County indicate median household income runs about $80,644, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across DeKalb County's 154 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students), Tucker High School is one campus in the mix.

Tucker Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Tucker High School. On composite proficiency, Tucker High School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Tucker High School's enrollment has shrank 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,749 (now 1,614). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 12% to 24% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.