Frederick Douglass High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Atlanta, Georgia

Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta, Georgia enrolled 1,296 students in 2024-25 with 86.6 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the Georgia high-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 11% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 9% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 69% (Georgia: 84.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%

1,112 students in 2022-23, 1,194 students in 2023-24, 1,296 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 76.5 to 86.6.

Students enrolled at Frederick Douglass High School by school year2022-23: 1,112, 2023-24: 1,194, 2024-25: 1,29605001k1.5k2022-231,1122023-241,1942024-251,296
Students enrolled at Frederick Douglass High School by school year2022-23: 1,112, 2023-24: 1,194, 2024-25: 1,29605001k1.5k2022-231,1122023-241,1942024-251,296
Students enrolled at Frederick Douglass High School by school year2022-23: 1,112, 2023-24: 1,194, 2024-25: 1,29605001k1.5k2022-231,1122023-241,1942024-251,296
Students enrolled at Frederick Douglass High School by school year2022-23: 1,112, 2023-24: 1,194, 2024-25: 1,29605001k1.5k2022-231,1122023-241,1942024-251,296
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,11276.514.5
2023-241,19489.613.3
2024-251,29686.615.0

15.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 of every 100 Georgia high schools

Among the 476 Georgia high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; This school 15.0; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; This school 15.0; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; This school 15.0; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; This school 15.0; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

10 AP courses and one counselor per 237 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Frederick Douglass High School enrolled 1,183 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 414 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses10
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 237 of the 1,183 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions414
  • Chronically absent74.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

89.9% of students were Black, 7.9% Hispanic, 1.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black89.9%
  2. Hispanic7.9%
  3. Two or more races1.5%
  4. American Indian0.4%
  5. Asian0.2%
  6. White0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Frederick Douglass High School scored proficient or above: 11% in reading in 2021-22 and 9% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtGeorgia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2211%32%39.6%
Math, 2022-239%25% (2021-22)38.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

69% of the 277 students in Frederick Douglass High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtGeorgia
Four-year graduation rate69%87%84.4%
Students in the class2773,247134,822

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Atlanta

26 public high schools in Atlanta report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
North Atlanta High School2,36816.526.1%
Lakeside High School2,23417.042.3%
Westlake High School2,05618.141.4%
Riverwood International Charter School1,73716.135.9%
Midtown High School1,69616.424.1%
Maynard Jackson High School1,54914.581.8%
Druid Hills High School1,46815.837.8%
Benjamin E. Mays High School1,33812.0100.0%

All public schools in Atlanta →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Frederick Douglass High School

  1. Kipp Atlanta Collegiate Charter SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 874 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. B.E.S.T AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 268 students, 7.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Frederick Douglass High School with Kipp Atlanta Collegiate Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Atlanta Public Schools spends per student$23,046 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,046
  5. The largest public schools in GeorgiaFrederick Douglass High School is the number 185 by size of 478 Georgia high schools open in 2024-25.#185 of 478
  6. Georgia schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 15.8 for high schools.15.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Frederick Douglass High School

  1. How many students attend Frederick Douglass High School?
    1,296 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,112 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Atlanta, GA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Frederick Douglass High School?
    15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for high schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Frederick Douglass High School a Title I school?
    Frederick Douglass High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Frederick Douglass High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Frederick Douglass High School scored proficient or above: 11% in reading in 2021-22 and 9% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Frederick Douglass High School?
    69% of the 277 students in Frederick Douglass High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.4% across Georgia. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Frederick Douglass High School in?
    Atlanta Public Schools, NCES district ID 1300120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130012000089 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

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

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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