📍 5452 Phillips Dr, Forest Park, Clayton County, 30297
Forest Park High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Forest Park, Clayton County. The school has 1,765 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clayton County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 93.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forest Park High School enrolls 1,765 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 93.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 40% Black or African American and 6.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 870 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 711 | 40% |
| Asian | 107 | 6.1% |
| White | 40 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,598 of the school's 1,765 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,598 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.
Forest Park High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 34, state house district 74.
Forest Park High School is one of 67 schools in Clayton County, based in Jonesboro, Georgia. The district serves 51,055 students district-wide and employs 3,382 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,765 students, Forest Park High School is larger than the district average of about 762 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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