📍 3450 Benjamin E Mays Dr SW, Atlanta, Fulton County, 30331
Benjamin E. Mays High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Atlanta, Fulton County. The school has 1,337 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Atlanta Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 107.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 78%. The school offers 31 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benjamin E. Mays High School enrolls 1,337 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 107.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Black or African American, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,230 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,337 of the school's 1,337 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,337 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.
Benjamin E. Mays 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.
Benjamin E. Mays 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 1,337 students, Benjamin E. Mays 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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