Looks at school enrollment trends and changing demographics in public schools in the greater Atlanta area.

1. School Enrollment and Student
Achievement Trends
in Greater Atlanta
Atlanta Regional Commission
Regional Snapshot: May 2013
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2. 26,101 , 4%
264,003 ,
36%
45,146 , 6%
13,728 ,
2%
376,959 ,
52%
20-County School Composition,
2000
Dramatically Changing School
Composition
Quick Facts:
• In 2000, 52 percent of
the students enrolled
in the region’s public
schools were White
• Only six percent were
Hispanic
Source: GA DOE – October counts

3. 48,821 , 5%
353,280 ,
38%
148,787 ,
16%
31,481 , 4%
346,476 ,
37%
26,101 , 4%
264,003 ,
36%
45,146 , 6%
13,728 ,
2%
376,959 ,
52%
20-County School Composition,
2000
20-County School Composition,
2012
Dramatically Changing School
Composition
Source: GA DOE – October counts

4. 48,821 , 5%
353,280 ,
38%
148,787 ,
16%
31,481 , 4%
346,476 ,
37%
20-County School Composition,
2012
Dramatically Changing School
Composition
Quick Facts:
• By 2012, the region’s
White enrollment in
public schools declined by
more than 30,000
students. Today, only 37
percent of the student
body is White.
• During the same period,
Hispanic enrollment
increased by more than
100,000 students,
increasing the overall
Hispanic share to 16
percent.
Source: GA DOE – October counts

5. 148
-138
-58
-32
-47
-343
406
-722
604
4,192
485
1,895
2,911
-986
570
638
755
178
1,062
1,326
453
55
326
-258
575
-218
306
-345
-10.0% -5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0%
Walton
Spalding
Social Circle City
Rockdale
Paulding
Newton
Marietta City
Henry
Hall
Gwinnett
Gainesville City
Fulton
Forsyth
Fayette
Douglas
DeKalb
Decatur City
Coweta
Cobb
Clayton
Cherokee
Cartersville City
Carrollton City
Carroll
Buford City
Bartow
Barrow
Atlanta City
Enrollment Changes Since 2010
(October 2010 – October 2012)
Source: GA DOE – October counts

6. 148
-138
-58
-32
-47
-343
406
-722
604
4,192
485
1,895
2,911
-986
570
638
755
178
1,062
1,326
453
55
326
-258
575
-218
306
-345
-10.0% -5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0%
Walton
Spalding
Social Circle City
Rockdale
Paulding
Newton
Marietta City
Henry
Hall
Gwinnett
Gainesville City
Fulton
Forsyth
Fayette
Douglas
DeKalb
Decatur City
Coweta
Cobb
Clayton
Cherokee
Cartersville City
Carrollton City
Carroll
Buford City
Bartow
Barrow
Atlanta City
Enrollment Changes Since 2010
(October 2010 – October 2012)
Quick Facts:
• Gwinnett school districts added most
number of new students, 2010-2012, up
almost 4,200
• Decatur city schools had the largest
percentage increase, up 26 percent
between 2010-2012.
Source: GA DOE – October counts

7. -60.0% -40.0% -20.0% 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0%
Atlanta City
Barrow
Bartow
Buford City
Carroll
Carrollton City
Cartersville City
Cherokee
Clayton
Cobb
Coweta
Decatur City
DeKalb
Douglas
Fayette
Forsyth
Fulton
Gainesville City
Gwinnett
Hall
Henry
Marietta City
Newton
Paulding
Rockdale
Social Circle City
Spalding
Walton
White Black Asian Hispanic
Composition Change: Percentage Point
Change in Enrollment, by Race, 2000-2012
Source: GA DOE – October counts

8. -60.0% -40.0% -20.0% 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0%
Atlanta City
Barrow
Bartow
Buford City
Carroll
Carrollton City
Cartersville City
Cherokee
Clayton
Cobb
Coweta
Decatur City
DeKalb
Douglas
Fayette
Forsyth
Fulton
Gainesville City
Gwinnett
Hall
Henry
Marietta City
Newton
Paulding
Rockdale
Social Circle City
Spalding
Walton
White Black Asian Hispanic
Composition Change: Percentage Point
Change in Enrollment, by Race, 2000-2012
Quick Facts:
• This chart is
measuring
change in
composition, not
loss or gain
• Almost every
system saw
percentage-point
declines in White
enrollment. Only
Atlanta, Decatur
and Social Circle
had increase in
White share of
enrollment.
Source: GA DOE – October counts

9. Race/Ethnic Composition by School District,
2012
Quick Facts:
• This chart is
measuring
change in
composition, not
loss or gain
• Almost every
system saw
percentage-point
declines in White
enrollment. Only
Atlanta, Decatur
and Social Circle
had increase in
White share of
enrollment.
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Walton
Spalding
Social Circle City
Rockdale
Paulding
Newton
Marietta City
Henry
Hall
Gwinnett
Gainesville City
Fulton
Forsyth
Fayette
Douglas
DeKalb
Decatur City
Coweta
Cobb
Clayton
Cherokee
Cartersville City
Carrollton City
Carroll
Buford City
Bartow
Barrow
Atlanta City
White Black Asian Hispanic
Source: GA DOE – October counts

10. Race/Ethnic Composition by School District,
2012
Quick Facts:
• This chart is
measuring
change in
composition, not
loss or gain
• Almost every
system saw
percentage-point
declines in White
enrollment. Only
Atlanta, Decatur
and Social Circle
had increase in
White share of
enrollment.
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Walton
Spalding
Social Circle City
Rockdale
Paulding
Newton
Marietta City
Henry
Hall
Gwinnett
Gainesville City
Fulton
Forsyth
Fayette
Douglas
DeKalb
Decatur City
Coweta
Cobb
Clayton
Cherokee
Cartersville City
Carrollton City
Carroll
Buford City
Bartow
Barrow
Atlanta City
White Black Asian Hispanic
Quick Facts:
• Half of the region’s 28 schools districts are still
majority White
• Gainesville City school system is the only system
that is majority Hispanic (55 percent).
Source: GA DOE – October counts

11. Percent of Those Age 5-17 Enrolled in
Private School
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
14.0%
16.0%
Percent of Those Age 5-17 Enrolled in Private School
Source: GA DOE – October counts

12. Total Enrollment, By County
County
K-12 Enrollment,
2012
K-12 Enrollment,
2010
K-12 Enrollment,
2000
Change, 2000-
2012
Change,
2000-2010
Change,
2010-2012
Barrow 12,651 12,345 8,477 4,174 3,868 306
Bartow 17,816 17,979 15,635 2,181 2,344 (163)
Carroll 18,543 18,475 15,242 3,301 3,233 68
Cherokee 38,766 38,313 25,821 12,945 12,492 453
Clayton 50,877 49,551 46,281 4,596 3,270 1,326
Cobb 116,097 114,629 102,631 13,466 11,998 1,468
Coweta 22,042 21,864 16,295 5,747 5,569 178
DeKalb 104,614 103,256 101,782 2,832 1,474 1,359
Douglas 25,022 24,452 17,145 7,877 7,307 570
Fayette 20,083 21,069 19,456 627 1,613 (986)
Forsyth 38,561 35,650 17,061 21,500 18,589 2,911
Fulton 135,429 133,845 118,551 16,878 15,294 1,585
Gwinnett 167,776 163,009 111,748 56,028 51,261 4,767
Hall 33,647 32,558 24,204 9,443 8,354 1,089
Henry 39,973 40,695 23,551 16,422 17,144 (722)
Newton 18,491 18,834 11,316 7,175 7,518 (343)
Paulding 28,251 28,298 16,417 11,834 11,881 (47)
Rockdale 15,550 15,582 13,398 2,152 2,184 (32)
Spalding 10,104 10,242 10,105 (1) 137 (138)
Walton 14,552 14,462 10,821 3,731 3,641 90
20-County
Region 928,845 915,107 725,937 202,908 189,170 13,738
Source: GA DOE – October counts

13. Total Enrollment by Race, 2012
County White, 2012 Black, 2012 Asian, 2012 Hispanic, 2012 Other, 2012
Barrow 8,146 1,544 599 1,729 633
Bartow 12,895 2,143 171 2,021 586
Carroll 11,775 3,836 123 1,678 1,131
Cherokee 28,538 2,724 643 5,610 1,251
Clayton 1,676 36,122 2,324 9,213 1,542
Cobb 47,405 37,370 5,468 21,870 3,984
Coweta 14,348 4,725 411 1,658 900
DeKalb 13,365 70,058 5,698 13,408 2,086
Douglas 8,141 12,403 329 3,037 1,112
Fayette 11,084 4,931 963 1,913 1,192
Forsyth 28,277 1,017 3,342 4,753 1,172
Fulton 35,862 72,010 9,200 14,906 3,451
Gwinnett 50,299 50,499 16,879 43,317 6,782
Hall 15,550 2,629 617 14,096 755
Henry 15,283 18,789 1,083 3,156 1,662
Newton 6,938 9,545 157 1,116 735
Paulding 18,983 5,674 238 2,139 1,217
Rockdale 3,210 9,564 298 1,929 549
Spalding 4,645 4,545 83 529 302
Walton 10,056 3,152 195 709 440
20-County 346,476 353,280 48,821 148,787 31,481
Source: GA DOE – October counts

14. Percent of Those Age 5-17 Enrolled in
Private School
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
14.0%
16.0%
Percent of Those Age 5-17 Enrolled in Private School
Source: GA DOE – October counts

15. Student Achievement
(Accessed through Neighborhood Nexus)

16. Elementary Pass Rate Across Metro
Atlanta
Quick Facts:
• 635 elementary schools
reporting
• 246 schools had a
reading pass rate of 95%
or better for grades 3-5
• 81 schools had a math
pass rate of 95% or
better for grades 3-5
• For the 30 most
economically
disadvantaged schools,
the average pass rate is
78% for reading and
60% for math
• 21 out of the 30 largest
student body
populations are in
Gwinnett County
Source: GA DOE – October counts (through Neighborhood Nexus) CRCT mapping tool

17. Middle School Pass Rate Across Metro
Atlanta
Quick Facts:
• 268 middle schools
reporting
• 168 schools had a
reading pass rate of 95%
or better for grades 6-8
• 39 schools had a math
pass rate of 95% or
better for grades 6-8
• For the 30 most
economically
disadvantaged schools,
the average pass rate is
85% for reading and
58% for math
• 42 middle schools have
a 100% non-white
student body
composition
Source: GA DOE – October counts (through Neighborhood Nexus) CRCT mapping tool

18. Economically Disadvantaged
Elementary Schools
Quick Facts:
• 93 elementary schools
have an economic
disadvantage rate of
88.1% or higher
• Oakcliff Elementary
School performed the
best, with a pass rate
of 82% or greater for
all grades and subjects
Source: GA DOE – October counts (through Neighborhood Nexus) CRCT mapping tool

19. Economically Disadvantaged
Elementary Schools
Quick Facts:
• 93 elementary schools
have an economic
disadvantage rate of
88.1% or higher
• Oakcliff Elementary
School performed the
best, with a pass rate
of 82% or greater for
all grades and subjects
Oakcliff
Elementary
Source: GA DOE – October counts (through Neighborhood Nexus) CRCT mapping tool

20. Economically Disadvantaged Middle
Schools
Quick Facts:
• 53 middle schools have
an economic
disadvantage rate of
85% or higher
• Berkmar Middle
School performed the
best, with a pass rate
of 83% or greater for
all grades and subjects
Scott Elementary
Oakcliff
Elementary
Source: GA DOE – October counts (through Neighborhood Nexus) CRCT mapping tool

21. Economically Disadvantaged Middle
Schools
Quick Facts:
• 53 middle schools have
an economic
disadvantage rate of
85% or higher
• Berkmar Middle
School performed the
best, with a pass rate
of 83% or greater for
all grades and subjects
Scott Elementary
Oakcliff
Elementary
Berkmar Middle
School
Source: GA DOE – October counts (through Neighborhood Nexus) CRCT mapping tool

22. Pass Rate and Level of Student
Affluence
Quick Facts:
• Schools with 10% or less
of students with
economic disadvantage
see a 3rd grade reading
pass rate spread of 94-
100%.
• Schools with economic
disadvantage at 90% or
more have a much larger
spread, ranging from 56-
97% 3rd grade reading
pass rate.
• This trend is generally
consistent among all
grade levels and
subjects.
Source: GA DOE – October counts (through Neighborhood Nexus) CRCT mapping tool

23. Race, Affluence, and Pass Rates
Source: GA DOE – October counts (through Neighborhood Nexus) CRCT mapping tool

24. Race, Affluence, and Pass Rates
Hispanic
Source: GA DOE – October counts (through Neighborhood Nexus) CRCT mapping tool

25. Race, Affluence, and Pass Rates
Hispanic Black
Source: GA DOE – October counts (through Neighborhood Nexus) CRCT mapping tool

26. Race, Affluence, and Pass Rates
Hispanic Black
Asian
Source: GA DOE – October counts (through Neighborhood Nexus) CRCT mapping tool

27. Race, Affluence, and Pass Rates
Hispanic Black
Asian White
Source: GA DOE – October counts (through Neighborhood Nexus) CRCT mapping tool