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Best Dekalb County �� High Schools (2026)

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Dekalb County �� Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

A Unique Learning Academy (Closed 2025)

Alternative School (Baptist)

7290 Covington Hwy
Lithonia, GA 30058
(770) 484-8226

Gr: K-1 | 16 students

Becker Adventist School (Closed 2006)

(Seventh Day Adventist)

3561 Covington Highway
Decatur, GA 30032
(404) 299-1131

Gr: PK-8 | 69 students

Endeavor International School (Closed 2023)

48 Perimeter Center East
Atlanta, GA 30346
(770) 637-4737

Gr: NS-8 Avg. class size: 7 students Tuition listed

Healing Waters Christian Academy (Closed 2019)

Special Program Emphasis (Christian)

2315 Perkerson Road
Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 768-9063

Gr: PK-8 | 50 students

Kingfisher Academy Inc (Closed 2024)

5073 Lavista Rd.
Tucker, GA 30084
(678) 615-2313

Gr: K-8 | 22 students

Maylan International Academy (Closed 2025)

3039 Briarcliff Rd Ne
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 448-1818

Gr: PK-3 | 30 students

Montessori School Of Dunwoody (Closed 2024)

Montessori School

1730 Mount Vernon Rd
Atlanta, GA 30338
(770) 804-1444

Gr: PK-K | 10 students

The Piedmont School Of Atlanta (Closed 2025)

4484 Peachtree Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30319
(404) 382-8200

Gr: K-12 | 25 students Avg. class size: 6 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Ruby Christian School (Closed 2019)

(Christian)

1800 Montreal Ct Suite A
Tucker, GA 30084
(404) 660-0066

Gr: 4-8 | 4 students

Seigakuin Atlanta International School (Closed 2017)

(Disciples of Christ)

5505 Winters Chapel Rd
Atlanta, GA 30360
(770) 730-0045

Gr: NS-6 | 88 students Avg. class size: 10 students Acceptance rate listed

Sophia Academy (1) (Closed 2022)

Special Education School (Catholic)

2880 Dresden Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30341
(404) 303-8722

Gr: K-12 | 70 students

Voices Of Faith Christian Academy (Closed 2013)

(Christian)

2125 Rockbridge Rd
Stone Mountain, GA 30087
(770) 498-5850

Gr: PK-3 | 20 students

Overview

This County (Dekalb County)

This State (GA)

# Schools

28 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� High Schools
Year	Dekalb County Total Schools
2025	28
2024	30
2023	25
2022	23
2021	25
2020	27
2019	25
2018	25
2017	20
2016	14
2015	25

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Student Body:

# Students

4,819 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� High School
Year	Dekalb County Average	Georgia (GA) Average	National Average
2025	172	280	253
2024	163	270	245
2023	189	280	247
2022	194	288	257
2021	184	281	249
2020	187	258	235
2019	164	275	242
2018	158	269	238
2017	203	274	246
2016	179	274	241
2015	177	246	220

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% Average Students of Color

41%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Dekalb County Average	Georgia (GA) Average	National Average
2025	41%	23%	32%
2024	41%	23%	31%
2023	36%	21%	31%
2022	42%	24%	30%
2021	41%	23%	30%
2020	41%	22%	29%
2019	40%	24%	29%
2018	41%	24%	28%
2017	44%	25%	30%
2016	55%	25%	30%
2015	46%	25%	30%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

527 Teachers

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Average Student-Teacher Ratio

9:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Dekalb County Average	Georgia (GA) Average	National Average
2025	9:1	9:1	10:1
2024	9:1	10:1	10:1
2023	9:1	9:1	10:1
2022	9:1	9:1	10:1
2021	9:1	9:1	10:1
2020	9:1	9:1	10:1
2019	9:1	10:1	10:1
2018	9:1	10:1	10:1
2017	9:1	9:1	10:1
2016	10:1	10:1	10:1
2015	9:1	10:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

70%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Dekalb County Average	Georgia (GA) Average	National Average
2025	70%	54%	57%
2024	70%	54%	57%
2023	69%	53%	57%
2022	69%	53%	56%
2021	65%	53%	56%
2020	63%	52%	56%
2019	68%	52%	55%
2018	62%	52%	55%
2017	61%	52%	55%
2016	59%	52%	54%
2015	67%	51%	54%

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Average Class Size

13 students

students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Dekalb County Average	Georgia (GA) Average	National Average
2025	13	14	14
2024	13	14	14
2023	13	14	14
2022	13	14	14
2021	12	14	14
2020	12	14	14
2019	12	14	14
2018	11	14	14
2017	12	14	14
2016	10	14	14
2015	13	14	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

12 courses

course

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Dekalb County Average	Georgia (GA) Average	National Average
2025	12	13	13
2024	12	12	12
2023	12	12	12
2022	12	11	12
2021	13	11	12
2020	13	11	12
2019	14	11	11
2018	14	11	11
2017	13	10	11
2016	15	10	11
2015	12	9	10

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Average SAT score

1259

(Out of 1600)

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Dekalb County Average	Georgia (GA) Average	National Average
2025	1,259	1,198	1,233
2024	1,259	1,195	1,231
2023	1,273	1,191	1,229
2022	1,273	1,197	1,230
2021	1,302	1,199	1,230
2020	1,224	1,195	1,227
2019	1,261	1,197	1,226
2018	1,261	1,204	1,226
2017	1,237	1,211	1,233
2016	1,100	1,370	1,308
2015	1,100	1,337	1,265

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Dekalb County Average	Georgia (GA) Average	National Average
2025	26	26	26
2024	26	26	26
2023	29	26	26
2022	25	26	26
2021	29	26	26
2020	28	25	26
2019	28	25	25
2018	28	25	25
2017	26	25	25
2015	26	24	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$16,513

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Dekalb County Average	Georgia (GA) Average	National Average
2025	$16,513	$14,590	$17,992
2024	$17,254	$13,392	$17,011
2023	$17,776	$12,537	$16,191
2022	$17,532	$12,175	$15,821
2021	$18,243	$11,786	$15,331
2020	$17,261	$11,197	$15,046
2019	$17,816	$11,831	$14,791
2018	$19,462	$11,574	$14,527
2017	$19,955	$11,373	$14,161
2016	$20,388	$10,754	$13,713
2015	$19,538	$10,187	$13,065

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Average Summer Program Cost

$463

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Dekalb County Average	Georgia (GA) Average	National Average
2025	$463	$470	$1,512
2024	$463	$635	$1,498
2023	$800	$504	$1,623
2022	$600	$648	$1,473
2019	$475	$511	$1,900

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Average % on Financial Aid

21%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Dekalb County Average	Georgia (GA) Average	National Average
2025	21%	29%	37%
2024	21%	29%	37%
2023	22%	27%	36%
2022	22%	25%	36%
2021	22%	24%	36%
2020	23%	25%	35%
2019	23%	24%	34%
2018	20%	23%	33%
2017	23%	23%	32%
2016	25%	21%	31%
2015	27%	21%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$4,275

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Dekalb County Average	Georgia (GA) Average	National Average
2025	$4,275	$4,449	$9,698
2024	$4,275	$4,219	$9,498
2023	$4,000	$3,818	$8,890
2022	$4,000	$4,001	$8,717
2021	$3,500	$3,877	$8,472
2020	$3,500	$3,835	$8,370
2019	$3,500	$3,729	$7,924
2018	$2,500	$3,541	$7,471
2017	$2,500	$3,634	$7,202
2016	$2,000	$3,454	$6,993
2015	$2,500	$3,515	$6,822

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Average Acceptance Rate

81%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Dekalb County Average	Georgia (GA) Average	National Average
2025	81%	78%	79%
2024	69%	78%	81%
2023	69%	78%	81%
2022	69%	80%	81%
2021	72%	80%	81%
2020	71%	80%	81%
2019	69%	80%	81%
2018	74%	81%	80%
2017	83%	81%	81%
2016	90%	82%	80%
2015	86%	83%	81%

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Average Endowment Size

$33.33 million

$ million

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Endowment Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Dekalb County Average	Georgia (GA) Average	National Average
2025	$33 M	$58 M	$65 M
2024	$32 M	$52 M	$65 M
2023	$27 M	$51 M	$65 M
2022	$27 M	$52 M	$67 M
2021	$27 M	$44 M	$75 M
2020	$27 M	$52 M	$76 M
2019	$23 M	$59 M	$61 M
2018	$23 M	$59 M	$55 M

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.59

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Dekalb County Average	Georgia (GA) Average	National Average
2025	0.59	0.51	0.61
2024	0.59	0.51	0.60
2023	0.56	0.51	0.60
2022	0.57	0.49	0.58
2021	0.59	0.48	0.57
2020	0.60	0.48	0.57
2019	0.59	0.50	0.56
2018	0.58	0.50	0.55
2017	0.62	0.49	0.54
2016	0.68	0.49	0.54
2015	0.65	0.49	0.53

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# American Indian Students

5 Students

n/a

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

118 Students

n/a

% Asian Students

n/a

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Dekalb County Average	Georgia (GA) Average	National Average
2025	3%	4%	5%
2024	3%	4%	6%
2023	4%	4%	6%
2022	4%	3%	5%
2021	3%	3%	5%
2020	3%	4%	5%
2019	3%	3%	5%
2018	3%	3%	5%
2017	2%	3%	4%
2016	2%	3%	4%
2015	2%	3%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

200 Students

n/a

% Hispanic Students

n/a

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Dekalb County Average	Georgia (GA) Average	National Average
2025	4%	3%	9%
2024	5%	3%	9%
2023	4%	3%	8%
2022	4%	3%	8%
2021	4%	3%	8%
2020	4%	3%	8%
2019	4%	4%	8%
2018	4%	4%	8%
2017	4%	2%	7%
2016	3%	2%	8%
2015	4%	2%	8%

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# Black Students

892 Students

n/a

% Black Students

19%

n/a

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Dekalb County Average	Georgia (GA) Average	National Average
2025	19%	10%	8%
2024	19%	10%	8%
2023	19%	9%	8%
2022	21%	9%	8%
2021	22%	9%	8%
2020	22%	9%	8%
2019	24%	9%	8%
2018	26%	10%	8%
2017	24%	9%	8%
2016	33%	9%	8%
2015	25%	11%	9%

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# White Students

2,756 Students

n/a

% White Students

60%

n/a

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Dekalb County Average	Georgia (GA) Average	National Average
2025	60%	67%	59%
2024	60%	67%	60%
2023	62%	68%	60%
2022	61%	69%	62%
2021	60%	70%	63%
2020	59%	70%	64%
2019	58%	69%	64%
2018	59%	69%	65%
2017	55%	69%	66%
2016	43%	69%	66%
2015	51%	69%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

1 Student

n/a

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

633 Students

n/a

% of Others Students

14%

n/a

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Dekalb County Average	Georgia (GA) Average	National Average
2025	14%	16%	17%
2024	13%	16%	15%
2023	11%	16%	16%
2022	10%	16%	16%
2021	11%	15%	15%
2020	12%	14%	14%
2019	11%	15%	14%
2018	8%	14%	13%
2017	15%	17%	14%
2016	19%	17%	13%
2015	18%	15%	12%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

7 sports

sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private high schools in Dekalb County, GA?

The private high schools in Dekalb County, GA include Atlanta Jewish Academy Upper School, Marist School, and St. Pius X Catholic High School.

How many private high schools are located in Dekalb County?

24 private high schools are located in Dekalb County.

How much do private high schools cost in Dekalb County?

The average tuition cost is $16,513, which is higher than the Georgia private school average tuition cost of $0.

What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in Dekalb County?

54% of private high schools in Dekalb County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Jewish).

Which private high schools in Dekalb County are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private high schools in Dekalb County include: St. Pius X Catholic High School vs. Marist School

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Student Body:

Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� High School

Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)

Academics and Faculty:

Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)

Class Size Trends (2015-2025)

Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered

SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)

ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)

Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)

Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)

Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)

Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)

Endowment Trends (2018-2025)

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Diversity Score Trends

Asian Student Percentage Trends

Hispanic Student Percentage Trends

Black Student Percentage Trends

White Student Percentage Trends

Other Races Student Percentage Trends

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)

Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)

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