📍 5855 Memorial Dr, Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, 30083
DeKalb Alternative School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Stone Mountain, DeKalb County. The school has 149 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.2:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 5%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
DeKalb Alternative School enrolls 149 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 76% male and 24% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 117 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 2% |
| White | 2 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
149 of the school's 149 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 149 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.
DeKalb Alternative 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 41, state house district 87.
DeKalb Alternative 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 149 students, DeKalb Alternative School is smaller than the district average of about 700 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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