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Dekalb County School District

Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
  • 1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd
  • Stone Mtn, GA-1027

About this district

Dekalb County School District is a public school district in Georgia. They serve 102,000 students across 139 schools, and its teachers have had 9,056 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • 139
    Schools
  • 102,000
    Students
  • 7,090
    Teachers

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Dekalb County School District Demographics

75%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
83%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Dekalb County School District Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Dekalb County School District had a total revenue of $1.3 billion in the 2016-17 school year. 51.2% came from local sources, 40.4% from state sources, and 8.4% from federal sources.

Dekalb County School District had a per-pupil revenue of $12,851 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 51.2% came from local sources, 40.4% from state sources, and 8.4% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Dekalb County School District Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Nov 21, 2024

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Dekalb County School District

$5.4 million
raised using DonorsChoose
9,056
projects funded
2,850
teachers funded
21,533
donors
704
projects for basic supplies
1,557
projects for technology
941
projects for books
414
projects for art supplies

Dekalb County School District has received support from 13,401 individuals from Georgia and 8,132 individuals out-of-state.

Dekalb County School District Schools

DeKalb Academy of Technology & Environment Charter School Allgood Elementary School Arabia Mountain High School Ashford Park Elementary School Austin Elementary School Avondale Elementary School Bob Mathis Elementary School Briar Vista Elementary School Briarlake Elementary School Brockett Elementary School Browns Mill Elementary School Canby Lane Elementary School Cary Reynolds Elementary School Cedar Grove Elementary School Cedar Grove High School Cedar Grove Middle School Chamblee Charter High School Chamblee Middle School Champion Theme Middle School Chapel Hill Elementary School Chapel Hill Middle School Chesnut Elementary Charter School Clarkston High School Barack Obama Elementary Magnet School Columbia Elementary School Columbia High School Columbia Middle School Coralwood School & Center Cross Keys High School DeKalb Alternative School DeKalb Early College Academy DeKalb Arts Academy DeKalb High School of Technology - South DeKalb Preparatory Academy DeKalb High School of the Arts Doraville United Elementary School Doraville United Elementary Dresden Elementary School Druid Hills High School Dunaire Elementary School Dunwoody Elementary School Dunwoody High School Eagle Woods Academy Early Learning Center Edward L Bouie Trad Theme School Eldridge Miller Elementary School Elizabeth Andrews High School Evansdale Elementary School Fairington Elementary School Fernbank Elementary School Flat Shoals Elementary School Flat Rock Elementary School Flex Academy of Excellence Freedom Middle School Globe Academy Upper Campus Hambrick Elementary School Hawthorne Elementary School Henderson Middle School Henderson Mill Elementary School Hightower Elementary School Huntley Hills Elementary School Idlewood Elementary School Indian Creek Elementary School International Student Center International Community School John Robert Lewis Elementary School Jolly Elementary School Kelley Lake Elementary School Kingsley Elementary School Kittredge Magnet School Lakeside High School Laurel Heights Academy Laurel Ridge Elementary School Leadership Preparatory Academy Lithonia High School Lithonia Middle School Livsey Elementary School Marbut Elementary School Margaret Harris Comprehensive School Martin Luther King Junior High School Mary MacLeod Bethune Middle School McLendon Elementary School Midvale Elementary School Miller Grove High School Miller Grove Middle School Montclair Elementary School Montgomery Elementary School Murphey Candler Elementary School Narvie J Harris Elementary School Oak Grove Elementary School Oak View Elementary School Oakcliff Elementary School Panola Way Elementary School Path Academy Peachcrest Elementary School Peachtree Charter Middle School Pine Ridge Elementary School Pleasantdale Elementary School Princeton Elementary School Rainbow Elementary School Redan Elementary School Redan High School Redan Middle School Robert Shaw Elementary School Rock Chapel Elementary School Rockbridge Elementary School Ronald E McNair Senior High School Ronald McNair Disc Learning Academy Ronald McNair Middle School Rowland Elementary School Sagamore Hills Elementary School Salem Middle School Sequoyah Middle School Shadow Rock Elementary School Shadow Rock Center Druid Hills Middle School Smoke Rise Elementary School Snapfinger Elementary School Southwest DeKalb High School Stephenson High School Stephenson Middle School Stone Mill Elementary School Stone Mountain Elementary School Stone Mountain High School Stone Mountain Middle School Stoneview Elementary School Tapestry Public Charter School Globe Academy The Museum School of Avondale Estates Toney Elementary School Towers High School Tucker High School Tucker Middle School Vanderlyn Elementary School Wadsworth Magnet School Warren Technical School Woodridge Elementary School Woodward Elementary School Wynbrooke Elementary School
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