Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map
3 bd $2,182/mo in Atlanta. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax.
- Public-school students
- 1,010,196
- NCES 2024-2025
- Pupil–teacher ratio
- 14.3
- 70,807 teachers
- Districts / schools
- 72 / 1160
- Public districts and schools
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Usual for this household: studio.
- Childcare
- $0
- No kids under 5
- Left over each month
- $2,496
- After tax and rent
- Bachelor's or higher
- 41.5%
- Adults 25+. ACS 2023.
Largest public school districts
12 largest in Atlanta.
- Gwinnett County
Lawrenceville
- Students
- 182,518
- Schools
- 141
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.3
- Cobb County
Marietta
- Students
- 105,738
- Schools
- 110
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.1
- DeKalb County
Stone Mountain
- Students
- 91,752
- Schools
- 129
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.6
- Fulton County
Atlanta
- Students
- 87,019
- Schools
- 106
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.1
- Forsyth County
Cumming
- Students
- 54,864
- Schools
- 42
- Pupil–teacher
- 15.7
- Clayton County
Jonesboro
- Students
- 51,055
- Schools
- 67
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.8
- Atlanta Public Schools
Atlanta
- Students
- 49,945
- Schools
- 87
- Pupil–teacher
- 12.1
- Henry County
McDonough
- Students
- 43,012
- Schools
- 53
- Pupil–teacher
- 15.8
- Cherokee County
Canton
- Students
- 42,031
- Schools
- 37
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.4
- Paulding County
Dallas
- Students
- 31,426
- Schools
- 34
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.8
- Douglas County
Douglasville
- Students
- 25,521
- Schools
- 35
- Pupil–teacher
- 15.6
- Coweta County
Newnan
- Students
- 23,064
- Schools
- 29
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.3
NCES 2024–25.
Public schools by level
- Primary
- 690
- Elementary grades
- Middle
- 239
- Middle or junior high
- High
- 235
- Secondary grades
- Other
- 22
- K–12, ungraded, alternative
1,186 public schools. NCES 2024–25.
Where the Atlanta metro sits
Roughly the core of the Atlanta, GA metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.
Family of four
2 adults, 2 kids (1 under 5), 3 bd. $31/mo left. Childcare $1,127. Atlanta paycheck
NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this
Moving from Atlanta
- Atlanta → Austin · $684 more
- Atlanta → Dallas · $553 more
- Atlanta → Denver · $159 more
- Atlanta → Raleigh · $255 more
- Atlanta → San Francisco · $134 less
- Atlanta → New York · $1,248 less
- Atlanta → Reno · $199 less
- Atlanta → Los Angeles · $793 less
- Atlanta → Chicago · $70 less
- Atlanta → Houston · $674 more
- Atlanta → Washington · $415 more
- Atlanta → Philadelphia · $59 less
- Atlanta → Miami · $799 less
- Atlanta → Phoenix · $80 more
- Atlanta → Boston · $530 less
- Atlanta → Riverside · $1,099 less
Take-home by job in Atlanta
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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