📍 1804 Bouldercrest Rd SE, Atlanta, DeKalb County, 30316
McNair High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Atlanta, DeKalb County. The school has 768 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. The four-year graduation rate is 62%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
McNair High School enrolls 768 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 3% Hispanic or Latino and 1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 726 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
768 of the school's 768 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 768 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.
McNair 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 44, state house district 89.
McNair 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 768 students, McNair 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