Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School

As a close-knit middle-grades school in Ellenwood, Georgia, Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School educates 372 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by State Specialty Schools I- Utopian Academy for the Arts Char. That puts it 51% below the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 763 students.

State Specialty Schools I- Utopian Academy for the Arts Char is the operating authority for Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (85%). The remainder consists of 10% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Clayton County (around 92%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Clayton County indicate median household income runs about $59,806, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clayton County runs 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students), of which Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School is one.

The closest other public school is Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting. As a public charter, Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School has ticked up 48%, going from 251 students in 2018 to 372 in 2024. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 94% to 85%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2024.

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