📍 800 Hutchens Rd SE, Atlanta, Fulton County, 30354
South Atlanta High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Atlanta, Fulton County. The school has 928 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Atlanta Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 81%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Atlanta High School enrolls 928 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 847 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
928 of the school's 928 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 928 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.
South Atlanta 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 36, state house district 60.
South Atlanta 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 928 students, South Atlanta 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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