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 Atlanta Public Schools
404-802-3500
/ www.atlanta.k12.ga.us
Atlanta Public Schools is the
sixth largest school system in Georgia with 51,377
students. There are 4,181 teachers, of which 60
percent have advanced degrees. >
Number of Schools:
59 elementary (2 year-round); 17 middle; 13 high
schools (7 magnet schools); 5
non-traditional/evening schools; 8 charter schools
Pupil to teacher ratios: Kindergarten, 15 to 1
Grades 1-3, 17 to 1 Grades 4-5, 23 to 1 Middle, 21
to 1 High, 23 to 1
Per pupil expenditure:
$9,575.75
Bartow County School System
770-606-5800
/ www.bartow.k12.ga.us
There are 14,468 students
attending Bartow County’s 21 schools, with 56
percent of 1,072 teachers holding advanced degrees.
Number of Schools: 2 elementary; 4 middle; 3 high
schools; 1 alternative school; 1 preschool
Pupil
to teacher ratio: 16 to 1
Per pupil expenditure:
$6,280
Buford City Schools
770-945-5035 /
www.bufordcityschools.org
There are 2,433 students
enrolled in Buford City Schools. 70 percent of the
189 teachers have advanced degrees.
Number of
Schools: 2 elementary; 1 middle; 1 high school
Student to teacher ratio: 14 to 1
Per pupil
expenditure: $8,280
Cherokee County School District
770-479-1871
/
www.cherokee.k12.ga.us
Cherokee County has 33,242
students attending 36 schools. There are 2,604
teachers in the county, of which 59 percent have
advanced degrees.
Number of Schools: 20
elementary; 6 middle; 5 high schools; 1 evening high
school; 1 alternative school; 1 pre-K center; 1
intermediate school; 1 special services center
Pupil to teacher ratio: 13 to 1
Per pupil
expenditure: $7,173
Clayton County Public Schools
770-473-2700
/
www.clayton.k12.ga.us
Clayton County has the fifth
largest school system in Georgia with more than
49,337 students. Of the district’s 3,496 teachers,
47.5 percent have advanced degrees.
Number of
Schools: 33 elementary; 13 middle; 8 high schools; 1
alternative school; 1 evening school.
Pupil to
teacher ratios: 15 to 1
Per pupil expenditure:
$6,835.88
Cobb County School District
770-426-3300
/
www.cobbk12.org
Cobb County is the second largest
school system in Georgia with more than 104,000
students attending 110 schools. There are 6,363
certified employees with 51 percent having advanced
degrees. There are also 92 National Board Certified
teachers.
Number of Schools: 67 elementary; 22
middle; 14 high schools; 1 transition learning
center; 1 alternative school; 2 special education
centers; 1 adult education center; 1 open campus
high school; 1 ESOL Center
Pupil to teacher ratio
meets or is lower than state mandated numbers
Per
pupil expenditure: $6,999
Coweta County School System
770-254-2800
/ www.cowetaschools.org
Coweta County has 20,403
students and about 3,000 employees with 47.7 percent
certified employees. Opening a middle school and
elementary school in August 2006.
Number of
Schools: 1 pre-K; 17 elementary; 5 middle; 3 high
schools; 1 adult education school; 1 alternative
school; 1 open-campus high school; 1 transition
learning center
Pupil to teacher ratios: Grades
K-3, 21 to 1 Grades 4 and 5, 23 to 1 Middle/High, 28
to 1
Per pupil expenditure: $6,607
City Schools of Decatur
404-370-4400
/
www.decatur-city.k12.ga.us
The City Schools of
Decatur have 2,476 students attending seven schools.
Of the district’s 251 teachers, 73 percent have
advanced degrees.
Number of Schools: 1 pre-K; 3
Kindergarten-third; 1 fourth-fifth; 1 middle; 1 high
schools
Average class size: Elementary: 20
Middle/High: 25
Per pupil expenditure: $12,768
DeKalb County School System
678-676-1200
/
www.dekalb.k12.ga.us
DeKalb County School System is
the third largest school system with 102,057
students. Out of the 6,902 teachers in the system,
55 percent hold advanced degrees.
Number of
Schools: 84 elementary; 19 middle; 21 high Schools;
3 technical schools; 1 alternative school; 1 night
school; 6 special education centers; 14 magnet
programs; 6 theme schools; 104 Pre-K classes.
Pupil to teacher ratio: 22 to 1
Per pupil
expenditure: $7,722
Douglas County School System
770-651-2000
/
www.douglas.k12.ga.us
There are approximately 22,503
students attending Douglas County’s 31 schools. 56
percent of the 1,736 teachers have advanced degrees.
Number of Schools: 19 elementary, 6 middle, 4 high
schools; 2 alternative programs
Pupil to teacher
ratio meets or is lower than state mandated
standards
Per pupil expenditure: $6,500
Fayette County Public Schools
770-460-3535 /
www.fcboe.org
Fayette County School System has
22,066 students and 1,866 teachers – more than half
of the teachers have advanced degrees.
Number of
Schools: 17 elementary; 5 middle; 5 high schools; 1
alternative school; 1 evening high school
Pupil to
teacher ratio: 20 to 1
Per pupil expenditure:
$7,028
Forsyth County Schools
770-887-2461
/
www.forsyth.k12.ga.us
More than 25,600 students
attend Forsyth County’s 25 schools. There are
approximately 3,100 certified employees in the
system, of which 65 percent have advanced degrees.
Opening 7 new schools in the next three years.
Number of Schools: 14 elementary; 6 middle; 3 high
schools; 1 alternative learning center; 1 charter
non-traditional high school
Pupil to teacher
ratio: 23 to 1
Per pupil expenditure:
$6,761
Fulton County Schools
404-768-3600
/ www.fultonschool.org
The fourth largest school
system in Georgia, Fulton County has more than
80,000 students and 6,600 certified staff members at
90 schools. Nearly 40 percent of the teachers hold
advanced degrees.
Number of Schools: 52
elementary; 18 middle; 14 high schools; 36 pre-K
centers, 2 open campus high schools; 4 charter
schools
Pupil to teacher ratios: Kindergarten,
19:1 with full-time assistant Grades 1-3, 21:1 with
part-time assistant Grades 4-5, 27:1 Middle, 28:1
High, 27:1
Per pupil expenditure:
$8,692
Gainesville City Schools
770-536-5275
/
www.gainesville-city.k12.ga.us
There are 5,423
students attend Gainesville City’s seven schools.
433 teachers are employed by the system, and 61
percent of them have advanced degrees.
Number of
Schools: 5 elementary; 1 middle; 1 high schools; 1
alternative school; 1 phoenix academy
Pupil to
teacher ratio: 12.5 to 1
Per pupil expenditure:
$7,565
Gwinnett County Public Schools
678-301-6000
/
www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us
With 145,565 students
attending 99 schools, Gwinnett County is the largest
school system in Georgia. It has more than 10,699
teachers with 60 percent holding at least a master’s
degree.
Number of Schools: 63 elementary; 20
middle; 16 high schools; 3 pre-K centers; 7 other
educational facilities
Pupil to teacher ratios:
Kindergarten, 20 to 1 – with a paraprofessional
Grade 1-3, 21:1 Grades 4-5, 30:1 Middle and High,
30:1
Per pupil expenditure:
$7,164
Hall County Schools
770-534-1080
/ www.hallco.org
There are 24,007 students and 1,874 certified staff
at Hall County’s 33 schools. 65 percent of the
teachers have obtained Master’s Degrees and 20
percent have achieved Specialist or Doctorate
Degrees.
Number of Schools: 20 elementary; 6
middle; 6 high schools; 1 non-traditional high
school
Pupil to teacher ratio: 15 to 1
Per pupil
expenditure: $7,159
Henry County Schools
770-957-6601
/ www.henry.k12.ga.us
There are 35,370 students and
2,600 teachers in Henry County Schools. 50 percent
of the teachers have advanced degrees.
Number of
Schools: 21 elementary; 7 middle; 6 high schools; 1
alternative school; 1 evening academy
Pupil to
teacher ratio: 22 to 1
Per pupil expenditure:
$6,470
Marietta City Schools
770-422-3500 /
www.marietta-city.org
There are 8,094 students
attending Marietta City’s 12 schools, with 62
percent of the 646 teachers holding advanced
degrees.
Number of Schools: 7 elementary; 1
middle; 1 high schools; 1 sixth grade academy, 1
alternative school; 1 bridges program; 1 magnet
school
Pupil to teacher ratio: 12 to 1
Per pupil
expenditure: $9,238.07
Paulding County School District
770-443-8000
/ www.paulding.k12.ga.us
The Paulding County school
district has 27 schools, 23,772 students and 1,565
classroom teachers. 60 percent of the teachers hold
advanced degrees. Opening another high school in the
fall of 2006.
Number of Schools: 17 elementary; 6 middle; 3
high Schools; 1 alternative school; 1 night school
Pupil to teacher ratio: 16 to 1
Per pupil expenditure: $6,590
Rockdale County Public Schools
770-483-4713 /
www.rockdale.k12.ga.us
There are 15,147 students
attending Rockdale County public schools.
Approximately 64 percent of the 1,050 certified
personnel hold advanced degrees. Opening a Rockdale
Career Academy and the new Ray Davis Middle School
next fall.
Number of Schools: 11 elementary; 3
middle; 3 high schools; 1 alpha school; 1 evening
academy; 1 magnet school
Pupil to teacher ratio:
K-5, 20 to 1 Grades 6-8, 25 to 1 Grades 9-12, 20 to
1
Per pupil expenditure: $6,644.50
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