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Atlanta, GA public schools

Enrollment, school count, staffing and per-pupil spending for Atlanta Public Schools — federal education data, not a star rating.

Quick answer

Atlanta Public Schools is the primary public district for Atlanta, GA. It enrolls 50,325 students in 86 schools with 3,979 full-time-equivalent teachers, and spends $20,413 per pupil, 18% above the $17,320 median across the metros covered here.

Students enrolled
50,325NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22
Schools in the district
86Operating school count
Students per teacher
12.6Enrollment ÷ FTE teachers, not class size
Spending per pupil
$20,413Total current expenditure, FY2020

Who pays for schools in Atlanta

Where the district's money comes from, FY2020.

Local revenue
74.3%
$837,855,000
State revenue
17.2%
$194,257,000
Federal revenue
8.5%
$95,526,000

Local revenue is mostly property tax, which is why the Atlanta property tax rate and school funding move together. Of every dollar spent, about 53 cents reaches instruction — teacher salaries, benefits and classroom materials — with the rest covering transport, buildings, food service and administration.

What this data covers

Read this before comparing districts.

Figures describe Atlanta Public Schools (LEAID 1300120) as a whole, not any individual school. Charter schools authorised outside the district, private schools and regional vocational schools are not included. Where a city is served by a county-wide district, the county district is used and its catchment is wider than the city limits. Enrollment is from the 2021-22 NCES collection; money is from the FY2020 Census school finance survey, which is the most recent complete national release — the two years do not line up exactly, so per-pupil spending is a stable indicator rather than a current budget line.

Other Atlanta data on this site.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data + Census F-33, via Urban Institute Education Data · rates as published for 2021-22 / FY2020

NCES LEAID 1300120. Finance figures are Census Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33) totals as redistributed by the Urban Institute Education Data API.