Public schools in College Park, GA

College Park has 19 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 4 high, 2 middle, 13 elementary, enrolling 12,310 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; Fulton County runs 12 of them.

The 4 districts and agencies that run College Park's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in College ParkDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Fulton County1289,935$15,183
Clayton County Public Schools552,186$14,609
State Charter Schools II- Atlanta Unbound Academy1241$22,407
Department of Juvenile Justice1372not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

4 high schools in College Park, 3,189 students

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 middle schools in College Park, 1,544 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
North Clayton Middle School81717.8100.0%Clayton County Public Schools
McNair Middle School72713.2100.0%Fulton County

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

13 elementary schools in College Park, 7,577 students

The other 3 elementary schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How College Park's public schools compare with Georgia's

The median College Park school has 14.0 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Georgia median of 13.7. 100% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 69% across the state. Its median school enrolls 618 students (state 636).

College Park against Georgia, schools open in 2024-25 with students
College ParkGeorgia
Median students per teacher14.013.7
Median school size (students)618636
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)100%69%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)84%55%
Charter schools16%3.8%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 19 College Park schools and the 2,287 Georgia schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in College Park

  1. Fulton CountyRuns 12 of College Park's 19 public schools and spent $15,183 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,183
  2. Banneker High School, the largest high school in College Park1,695 students in 2024-25, 13.5 per teacher.1,695
  3. Compare Fulton County with Clayton County Public SchoolsCollege Park's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in GeorgiaGeorgia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a College Park addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Georgia

  1. Atlanta137 schools
  2. Marietta60 schools
  3. Columbus47 schools
  4. Savannah47 schools
  5. Decatur41 schools
  6. Macon41 schools
  7. Augusta39 schools
  8. Lawrenceville37 schools

Questions about schools in College Park

  1. How many public schools are in College Park, GA?
    19 public schools with an address in College Park were open in 2024-25: 4 high, 2 middle, 13 elementary, enrolling 12,310 students. 3 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in College Park?
    Banneker High School, with 1,695 students in 2024-25 (Fulton County).
  3. Which districts run College Park's schools?
    Fulton County (12 schools), Clayton County Public Schools (5 schools), State Charter Schools II- Atlanta Unbound Academy (1 school), Department of Juvenile Justice (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25