📍 3919 Brookcrest Cir, Decatur, DeKalb County, 30032
Towers High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Decatur, DeKalb County. The school has 764 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 60%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Towers High School enrolls 764 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 49 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Black or African American, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 626 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 76 | 9.9% |
| Asian | 25 | 3.3% |
| White | 17 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
764 of the school's 764 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 764 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.
Towers 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-40, state senate district 55, state house district 86.
Towers High School is one of 131 schools in DeKalb County, based in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The district serves 91,752 students district-wide and employs 6,250 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 764 students, Towers High School is close to the district average of about 700 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large