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Lithonia High School

๐Ÿ“ 2440 Phillips Rd, Lithonia, DeKalb County, 30058

1,483
Pupils
17.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Lithonia High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lithonia, DeKalb County. The school has 1,483 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
DeKalb County

Enrollment & staffing

Lithonia High School enrolls 1,483 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 83 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.

Male students
767 (52%)
Female students
716 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
83
Student-teacher ratio
17.9:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Black or African American, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American1,36192%
Hispanic or Latino795.3%
Two or more races241.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native9<1%
White6<1%
Asian4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,483 of the school's 1,483 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,483 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Lithonia 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 43, state house district 92.

School district: DeKalb County

Lithonia 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 1,483 students, Lithonia High School is larger than the district average of about 700 students per school.

91,752
District students
131
Schools
6,250
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

17%
Reading proficient
83%
Graduation rate
24%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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