Regular local school district · DeKalb County
City Schools of Decatur, GA: schools, enrollment and spending
City Schools of Decatur runs 9 public schools with 5,367 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.2 students per teacher is 2.2 lower than the Georgia figure of 14.4.
At a glance
- Schools
- 9
- Students
- 5,367
- Teachers (FTE)
- 440
- Students per teacher
- 12.2
- GA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 125 Electric Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
- Phone
- (404)370-4400
- County
- DeKalb County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1301680
- State district ID
- GA-773
- Total staff (FTE)
- 864
- School counselors (FTE)
- 19.0About 282 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 26.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.2
Georgia14.4
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (5,792), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $47.3 million
- Federal revenue
- $4.0 million
- State revenue
- $34.5 million
- Local revenue
- $8.8 million
- Total spending
- $91.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $15,862
- Salaries
- $53.2 million57.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $24.0 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 8.5%
- State: 72.9%
- Local: 18.6%
Georgia overall
- Federal: 12.0%
- State: 42.8%
- Local: 45.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$15,862
Georgia$13,517
United States$16,826
Schools in City Schools of Decatur
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 7 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Beacon Hill Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,285 | 12.8 |
| Clairemont Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 2 | 162 | 10.1 |
| Decatur High School | High | 9 to 12 | 1,901 | 14.4 |
| Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 529 | 11.8 |
| Glennwood Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 2 | 184 | 10.2 |
| Oakhurst Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 2 | 233 | 10.6 |
| Talley Street Upper Elementary School | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 623 | 12.2 |
| Westchester Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 2 | 174 | 10.9 |
| Winnona Park Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 2 | 276 | 13.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in DeKalb County
- DeKalb County Public Schools 91,752 students
- State Specialty Schools I- Ivy Preparatory Academy- Inc 436 students
- Department of Juvenile Justice 410 students
- State Specialty Schools II- DeKalb Brilliance Academy 357 students
- State Specialty Schools II- PEACE Academy Charter School 241 students
- State Specialty Schools II- The Anchor School 208 students
- State Specialty Schools II- Georgia Fugees Academy Charter 165 students
More in Georgia
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.