North Atlanta High School vs South Atlanta High School

How do these schools compare?

Metric North Atlanta High School South Atlanta High School
Location Atlanta, GA Atlanta, GA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 2,368 942
Student:Teacher Ratio 15.8:1 16.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 20.6% 100.0%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric North Atlanta High School South Atlanta High School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $24,033 $24,033
District Atlanta Public Schools Atlanta Public Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group North Atlanta High School South Atlanta High School
White 29.0% 0.1%
African American 38.3% 88.6%
Hispanic or Latino 24.6% 9.4%
Asian 2.0% 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Multiracial 5.6% 1.7%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric North Atlanta High School South Atlanta High School
AP Courses Offered 19 6
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 473.6:1 314:1
Chronic Absenteeism 36.5% 69.9%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 98 1
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.