NCES CCD 2024-25 20 schools GA

Best-Resourced Schools in Duluth, GA

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20 public K-12 schools in Duluth from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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Schools
26,722
Students
48.3/100
Avg Resource Index
16.3:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Large, fragmented school market

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Duluth has more public-school enrollment than 95% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Duluth is among the largest city school systems in this directory by enrollment, but its campuses are divided among 4 districts. That combination matters: citywide averages blend separate budgets, staffing policies, attendance boundaries, and program rules. For a family comparing schools here, the district column is as important as the city average; two nearby campuses may answer to different boards and draw on different F-33 funding pools.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

9 of Duluth's 20 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

The composite and staffing measures point in different directions

Duluth's average Resource Investment Index sits at the 82nd percentile, while its teacher-staffing measure sits at the 40th percentile. The 42-point percentile gap is a reminder that the index is not a class-size score: counselors, gifted-program reporting, and attendance also affect it. Compare those components directly when two schools have similar index totals; the same headline score can arise from a different mix of reported resources.

City enrollment
Top 5%
School count
Top 15%
Resource Index average
82nd percentile
Teacher staffing
40th percentile

Georgia Connections Academy accounts for 26.7% of all Duluth public-school enrollment

That concentration means Duluth-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: Combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Duluth school enrollment varies 16× across entities

Duluth school enrollment ranges from 459 students (lowest) to 7,148 students (highest), a spread of 6,689 students. That spread reflects typical urban portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Duluth student-teacher ratio is 16.3:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Duluth is typically wider than the Duluth-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

3 of Duluth's 20 listed schools are charters

15% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence 63
2. River Trail Middle School 56
3. New Life Academy of Excellence 55
4. Northview High School 54
5. Hull Middle School 52
6. Berkeley Lake Elementary School 52
7. Radloff Middle School 49
8. Chattahoochee Elementary School 49
9. Coleman Middle School 49
10. Findley Oaks Elementary School 49
11. Duluth Middle School 48
12. Ferguson Elementary School 47
13. Abbotts Hill Elementary School 47
14. Mason Elementary School 46
15. Wilson Creek Elementary School 45
16. Harris Elementary School 45
17. Georgia Connections Academy 44
18. Mcclure Health Science High School 43
19. Chesney Elementary School 37
20. Duluth High School 35

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Duluth

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Chattahoochee Elementary School 77.3/100
  2. 2 Coleman Middle School 76.6/100
  3. 3 Mason Elementary School 75.1/100
  4. 4 Abbotts Hill Elementary School 74.7/100
  5. 5 Hull Middle School 73.5/100

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Which Duluth school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Duluth schools in this federal-data comparison at 63/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Duluth, GA? ▼

Duluth has 20 public schools with a total enrollment of 26,722 students. 3 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 16.3:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.