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Frederick Douglass High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Atlanta, Fulton County. The school has 1,112 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Atlanta Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 76.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Frederick Douglass High School enrolls 1,112 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 76.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Black or African American, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,025 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,112 of the school's 1,112 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,112 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Frederick Douglass High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-50, state senate district 38, state house district 55.
Frederick Douglass High School is one of 86 schools in Atlanta Public Schools, based in Atlanta, Georgia. The district serves 49,945 students district-wide and employs 3,979 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,112 students, Frederick Douglass High School is larger than the district average of about 581 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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