📍 1700 Water PL SE, Atlanta, Cobb County, 30339
Destination Career Academy of Georgia is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Atlanta, Cobb County. The school has 389 pupils enrolled. It is part of the State Charter Schools II- Destination Career Academy of Geor school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.8:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Destination Career Academy of Georgia enrolls 389 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 14 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Black or African American, 32% White and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 168 | 43% |
| White | 126 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 9.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
223 of the school's 389 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 191 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Destination Career Academy of Georgia is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school and a fully virtual school. 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-60, state senate district 6, state house district 42.
Destination Career Academy of Georgia is one of 1 schools in State Specialty Schools II- Destination Career Academy of GA, based in Atlanta, Georgia. The district serves 587 students district-wide and employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 389 students, Destination Career Academy of Georgia is smaller than the district average of about 587 students per school.
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Setting: Suburb - Large
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