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Southwest DeKalb High School

Regular School · Decatur, GA

Southwest DeKalb High School is a regular school school in Decatur, Georgia, serving grades 09–12 with 1,237 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.3:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
1,237
Teachers (FTE)
81.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 1,164 94%
Hispanic/Latino 38 3%
Two or more races 24 2%
Asian 6 0%
White 2 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 1,237 624M / 613F

English Language Learners: 12 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 15-19% 36.4% 158
Reading Proficiency 35-39% 39.4% 156
Science Proficiency 30-34% — 124
4-Year Graduation Rate 82.0% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (13)
280 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
155 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
188
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
164
13.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
381
30.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 1,237 100%

Contact & Location

2863 Kelley Chapel Rd

Decatur, GA 30034

Phone: (678)874-1902

District

DeKalb County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,066

District enrollment: 92,368

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

130174000679

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD