Fulton County schools' student body comprised mostly of African American students in 2022-23 school year

GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

By North Fulton Today

Apr 25, 2024

Among the many ethnicities represented in Fulton County schools, African American was the most prevalent among Fulton County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Of the 134,940 students attending Fulton County schools, 53.2% were African American. White students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 21.2% of Fulton County student body.

In the previous school year, African American students were also the most common group in Fulton County, representing 53.5% of the student body.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.6% when compared to the previous year.

According to the Georgia Department of Education, over 1.6 million students were enrolled in Georgia's public schools during the 2021-22 school year. The state boasted a diverse and closely distributed student body across grade levels, with roughly 44% of the students in elementary, 24.5% in middle school, and 31.5% in high schools.

The state also registered an ethnically diverse student body, with 34.4% of the students identified as white, 36.5% as Black, 17.1% as Hispanic, and 4.5% as Asian.

Ethnicities in Fulton County in 2022-23 School Year

Fulton County Students' Most Prevalent Ethnicity by School in 2022-23 School Year

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	% of Total Student Population	Total Enrollment
KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School	African American	99%	383
Atlanta SMART Academy	African American	100%	198
Jean Childs Young Middle School	African American	92%	756
Kipp Strive Charter School	African American	98%	398
Judson Price Middle School	African American	96%	258
Joseph Humphries Elementary School	African American	90%	245
Westlake High School	African American	93%	2,247
Benjamin E. Mays High School	African American	92%	1,245
Frederick Douglass High School	African American	92%	1,031
D. M. Therrell High School	African American	95%	926
McNair Middle School	African American	94%	906
South Atlanta High School	African American	91%	885
John Lewis Invictus Academy	African American	92%	799
Ralph Bunche Middle School	African American	95%	787
Kipp Atlanta Collegiate Charter School	African American	97%	784
Woodland Middle School	African American	87%	775
Booker T. Washington High School	African American	97%	771
Wolf Creek Elementary School	African American	90%	749
Oakley Elementary School	African American	87%	705
Atlanta Heights Charter School	African American	90%	685
Crawford Long Middle School	African American	90%	682
Liberty Point Elementary School	African American	91%	679
Feldwood Elementary School	African American	94%	639
Cliftondale Elementary School	African American	94%	623
Harper-Archer Elementary School	African American	91%	584
Bethune Elementary School	African American	89%	494
S. L. Lewis Elementary School	African American	90%	489
Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School	African American	96%	484
Tuskegee Airman Global Academy	African American	96%	484
KIPP Vision Primary Charter School	African American	96%	483
Miles Elementary School	African American	93%	483
College Park Elementary	African American	89%	473
Kipp WAYS Primary Charter School	African American	97%	463
Randolph Elementary School	African American	91%	462
KIPP Soul Primary School	African American	96%	438
William M.Boyd Elementary School	African American	96%	436
Sylvan Hills Middle School	African American	97%	431
M. A. Jones Elementary School	African American	97%	424
Carver High School	African American	97%	409
KIPP VISION Charter School	African American	94%	395
Heritage Academy Elementary School	African American	93%	387
Brookview Elementary School	African American	95%	373
Resurgence Hall Charter School	African American	96%	370
Herman J. Russell West End Academy	African American	96%	359
Skyview High School	African American	89%	348
Continental Colony Elementary School	African American	96%	333
John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School	African American	92%	325
Cascade Elementary School	African American	97%	324
Corretta Scott King Young Womens' Leadership Academy	African American	93%	310
KIPP Soul Academy	African American	97%	304
L. O. Kimberly Elementary School	African American	91%	300
Finch Elementary School	African American	97%	296
RISE Prep School	African American	81%	296
William J. Scott Elementary School	African American	89%	266
Cleveland Avenue Elementary School	African American	92%	254
Fulton Leadership Academy	African American	95%	230
Atlanta Unbound Academy	African American	97%	228
B.E.S.T. Academy	African American	92%	221
Beecher Hills Elementary School	African American	95%	211
F. L. Stanton Elementary School	African American	97%	188
Langston Hughes High School	African American	86%	1,933
Creekside High School	African American	88%	1,695
Banneker High School	African American	93%	1,527
Tri-Cities High School	African American	65%	1,378
Renaissance Middle School	African American	86%	1,155
Sandtown Middle School	African American	93%	1,038
Woodson Park Academy School	African American	95%	889
Main Street Charter Academy	African American	91%	831
Paul D. West Middle School	African American	58%	783
Hapeville Charter Career Academy	African American	85%	639
Camp Creek Middle School	African American	85%	632
Nolan Elementary School	African American	89%	631
Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy	African American	94%	595
Stonewall Tell Elementary School	African American	92%	577
Renaissance Elementary School	African American	92%	576
Chattahoochee Hills Charter School	African American	88%	546
G.W. Carver High School Early College	African American	95%	533
KIPP Strive Primary Charter School	African American	96%	531
Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary School	African American	83%	478
Lee Elementary School	African American	91%	469
Deerwood Academy	African American	93%	459
R. N. Fickett Elementary School	African American	94%	436
Kindezi Old 4th Ward	African American	89%	428
Heritage Elementary School	African American	90%	426
Global Impact Academy	African American	91%	421
The Kindezi School	African American	97%	412
RISE Grammar School	African American	87%	411
Ethos Classical Charter School	African American	92%	411
Conley Hills Elementary School	African American	64%	371
Peyton Forest Elementary School	African American	89%	347
KIPP South Fulton Academy School	African American	86%	346
Westside Atlanta Charter School	African American	71%	346
T. J. Perkerson Elementary School	African American	95%	310
Genesis Innovation Academy for Boys	African American	88%	287
Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy	African American	95%	284
Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School	African American	95%	282
Emma Hutchinson Elementary School	African American	84%	276
West Manor Elementary School	African American	83%	256
Benteen Elementary School	African American	46%	244
Barack and Michelle Obama Academy	African American	93%	233
SLAM Academy of Atlanta	African American	94%	147
Hillside Conant School	White	55%	35
Alpharetta High School	White	35%	2,142
Roswell High School	White	54%	2,074
Milton High School	White	59%	2,028
Johns Creek High School	White	47%	1,919
Chattahoochee High School	White	39%	1,846
Centennial High School	White	38%	1,750
Cambridge High School	White	66%	1,731
Riverwood International Charter School	Hispanic	35%	1,697
Northview High School	Asian	54%	1,668
Maynard Jackson High School	African American	73%	1,434
Autrey Mill Middle School	White	44%	1,269
Taylor Road Middle School	White	39%	1,260
North Springs High School	African American	50%	1,252
Hopewell Middle School	White	49%	1,241
Webb Bridge Middle School	Asian	43%	1,179
Northwestern Middle School	White	67%	1,140
Bear Creek Middle School	African American	88%	1,126
David T. Howard Middle School	White	45%	1,114
Innovation Academy	Asian	41%	1,109
River Trail Middle School	Asian	54%	1,104
Creek View Elementary School	Asian	55%	1,058
Ridgeview Charter School	Hispanic	45%	1,003
Elkins Pointe Middle School	Hispanic	44%	867
Crabapple Middle School	White	69%	867
Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School	African American	32%	852
Morris Brandon Elementary School	White	61%	837
International Charter School of Atlanta	White	35%	832
Morningside Elementary School	White	66%	823
Roswell North Elementary School	White	74%	819
Martin L. King Jr. Middle School	African American	75%	806
Mountain Park Elementary School	White	76%	797
Centennial Place Academy (Charter)	African American	88%	790
E. C. West Elementary School	African American	86%	784
Wesley International Academy Charter	African American	85%	767
Sweet Apple Elementary School	White	78%	760
Birmingham Falls Elementary School	White	82%	759
Cogburn Woods Elementary School	White	42%	740
Gullatt Elementary School	African American	77%	708
Amana Academy School	African American	40%	703
Dolvin Elementary School	White	44%	700
Lake Windward Elementary School	Asian	38%	694
Summit Hill Elementary School	White	77%	682
Barnwell Elementary School	White	49%	680
Atlanta Classical Academy	White	70%	672
Crabapple Crossing Elementary School	White	67%	662
State Bridge Crossing Elementary School	White	41%	662
Heards Ferry Elementary School	White	74%	648
Northwood Elementary School	White	52%	642
Holcomb Bridge Middle School	Hispanic	50%	639
Shakerag Elementary School	Asian	62%	637
Ocee Elementary School	White	34%	629
High Point Elementary School	African American	32%	618
Haynes Bridge Middle School	White	46%	613
Mimosa Elementary School	Hispanic	78%	607
Medlock Bridge Elementary School	Asian	50%	599
Abbotts Hill Elementary School	White	35%	579
Lake Forest Elementary School	Hispanic	82%	571
River Eves Elementary School	White	44%	555
Findley Oaks Elementary School	Asian	34%	548
Alpharetta Elementary School	White	54%	531
Parkside Elementary School	African American	51%	505
Dunwoody Springs Elementary School	African American	53%	492
Bolton Academy Elementary	African American	39%	485
Jackson Elementary School	Hispanic	51%	481
Hillside Elementary School	White	41%	475
Hapeville Elementary School	Hispanic	62%	465
Hembree Springs Elementary School	Hispanic	41%	453
Asa Hilliard Elementary School	African American	86%	441
Garden Hills Elementary School	African American	42%	429
Jackson Elementary School	White	52%	428
Ison Springs Elementary School	African American	54%	422
Vickery Mill Elementary School	Hispanic	56%	405
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary School	White	67%	394
Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elmentary School	African American	96%	388
The John Hope-Charles Walter Hill Elementary Schools	African American	83%	317
Charles L. Gideons Elementary School	African American	93%	310
Genesis Innovation Academy for Girls	African American	88%	282
Parklane Elementary School	African American	63%	279
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle School	White	66%	231
Independence High School	Hispanic	46%	171
North Atlanta High School	African American	36%	2,292
Midtown High School	White	48%	1,588
Willis A. Sutton Middle School	African American	37%	1,555
Woodland Elementary School	African American	37%	887
Wilson Creek Elementary School	Asian	62%	845
Sandy Springs Middle School	African American	49%	805
Manning Oaks Elementary School	Asian	34%	742
Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence	African American	66%	655
E. Rivers Elementary School	White	35%	651
Campbell Elementary School	African American	69%	511
New Prospect Elementary School	Asian	32%	491
Fulton Academy of Science and Technology	Asian	38%	483
Palmetto Elementary School	African American	72%	324
Spalding Drive Elementary School	White	46%	320