Global Impact Academy
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Fairburn, Georgia
Global Impact Academy in Fairburn, Georgia enrolled 572 students in 2024-25 with 35.5 full-time teachers, 16.1 students per teacher against the Georgia high-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50% or more of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 33% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 20%
430 students in 2022-23, 547 students in 2023-24, 572 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.5 to 35.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 430 | 29.5 | 14.6 |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 34.2 | 16.0 |
| 2024-25 | 572 | 35.5 | 16.1 |
16.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 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.
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).
2 AP courses and one counselor per 157 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Global Impact Academy enrolled 314 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses2
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 157 of the 314 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions27
- Chronically absent13.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.6% of students were Black, 7.2% Hispanic, 1.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black88.6%
- Hispanic7.2%
- Two or more races1.9%
- White1.4%
- Asian0.9%
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 Global Impact Academy scored proficient or above: 50% or more in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 50% or more | 51% | 39.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 45‑49% | 46% (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.
High schools in Fairburn
3 public high schools in Fairburn report 2024-25 enrollment; Global Impact Academy is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langston Hughes High School | 1,891 | 18.1 | 100.0% |
| Creekside High School | 1,745 | 17.3 | 100.0% |
| Global Impact Academy | 572 | 16.1 | 46.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Global Impact Academy
- Creekside High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.5 miles away: 1,745 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
- Langston Hughes High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.6 miles away: 1,891 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
- Compare Global Impact Academy with Creekside High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Fulton County spends per student$15,183 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,183
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaGlobal Impact Academy is the number 342 by size of 478 Georgia high schools open in 2024-25.#342 of 478
- Georgia schools by students per teacher16.1 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 15.8 for high schools.16.1:1
- 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 Global Impact Academy
How many students attend Global Impact Academy?
572 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 430 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Fairburn, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Global Impact Academy?
16.1 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.Is Global Impact Academy a Title I school?
Global Impact Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Global Impact Academy do on state tests?
The students tested at Global Impact Academy scored proficient or above: 50% or more in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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.What district is Global Impact Academy in?
Fulton County, NCES district ID 1302280. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130228004411 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
- 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.