Atlanta Public Schools
A public school district in Atlanta, Georgia, with 87 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 49,945
- Students enrolled
- 4,111.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 9,746.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $23,046
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 49,945 in 2024–25
- Ranks 89th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 7th of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $23,046 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 82% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Atlanta Public Schools spent $23,046 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $11,324 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $23,046 | $1.2 billion | 50,325 |
| FY2022 | $22,882 | $1.1 billion | 49,994 |
| FY2021 | $18,492 | $943.3 million | 51,012 |
| FY2020 | $17,289 | $906.2 million | 52,416 |
| FY2019 | $17,112 | $896.3 million | 52,377 |
| FY2018 | $16,402 | $855.3 million | 52,147 |
| FY2017 | $16,293 | $846.1 million | 51,927 |
| FY2016 | $13,485 | $694.5 million | 51,500 |
| FY2015 | $13,653 | $698.3 million | 51,145 |
| FY2014 | $12,994 | $651.4 million | 50,131 |
| FY2013 | $12,712 | $630.0 million | 49,558 |
| FY2012 | $14,006 | $700.4 million | 50,009 |
| FY2011 | $14,483 | $721.2 million | 49,796 |
| FY2010 | $15,043 | $735.7 million | 48,909 |
| FY2009 | $13,898 | $681.5 million | 49,032 |
| FY2008 | $13,999 | $699.8 million | 49,991 |
| FY2007 | $13,150 | $665.8 million | 50,631 |
| FY2006 | $12,439 | $631.5 million | 50,770 |
| FY2005 | $11,324 | $581.8 million | 51,377 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $171.8 million | 12.7% |
| State | $214.3 million | 15.8% |
| Local | $968.2 million | 71.5% |
| Total | $1.4 billion |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
87 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 1300120
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Georgia — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Georgia — A to Z, each with its page.
- Georgia on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved