Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
Atlanta, Georgia - 108 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Fulton County #144 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,999 per pupil, Fulton County ranks #81 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Fulton County operates 108 public schools serving 89,935 students, placing it among the largest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 60 combined, 21 high, 20 middle, 7 elementary schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Fulton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,999 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Georgia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 61.5% local, 26.9% state, and 11.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 38/100, ranked #144 of 216 in Georgia against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 20 of 108 schools offering Advanced Placement (392 AP courses district-wide), a 493.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.8% African American, 22.1% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fulton Academy of Science and Technology, with a diversity index of 76.2/100.
Its largest campus is Westlake High School, enrolling 2,056 students (2% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Wellspring Living, at 6 students, a 343x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Fulton County school enrollment ranges from 6 students (lowest) to 2,056 students (highest), a spread of 2,050 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Fulton County is typically wider than the Fulton County-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 108 schools in Fulton County.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Fulton County's schools, about the same as the Georgia average of 50.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Georgia districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dekalb County | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Cobb County | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Forsyth County | Smaller | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| Clayton County | Smaller | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Atlanta Public Schools | Smaller | Higher spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Fulton County's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
Top districts in the same state, compare side-by-side for enrollment, spending, and demographics.
See how this district compares to others in enrollment, spending, demographics, and academic resources.
Compare vs Gwinnett County →Fulton County has 108 schools, including 21 high, 20 middle, 60 combined, 7 elementary. Total enrollment is 89,935 students.
Fulton County spends $13,999 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #144 in Georgia.
Fulton County students are 43.8% African American, 22.1% White, 17.3% Hispanic or Latino, 11.9% Asian, averaged across 108 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Fulton County has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #144 out of 216 districts in Georgia.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.