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Stephenson High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
701 Stephenson Rd
Stone Mountain, GA 30087
Phone
(678) 676-4202
District
DeKalb County
County
DEKALB COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1354
Classroom Teachers
83

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

2

(10 is best)

Better than 16.6% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Stephenson High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
38%
17%
39%
No Data
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 467 34.5%
Grade 10 340 25.1%
Grade 11 295 21.8%
Grade 12 252 18.6%
Total 1354 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.1% 11.4% 37.7%
Black 90.2% 59.8% 38.1%
Hispanic 7.4% 21.9% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 6.4% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.6% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 64.2% 77.5% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 56.1% 75.2% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.1% 2.3% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 702,610 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,764.7 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.6% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.4% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.1% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.6% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 13.3% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 261,005 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 9.5% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.7% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 44.6% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.5% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.1% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.4% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.2% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.8% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 7.6% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,467 $782,070,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $73,139,000 5.4%
Staff $640 $59,120,000 4.3%
General Administration $496 $45,825,000 3.4%
School Administration $856 $79,040,000 5.8%
Operation $1,229 $113,533,000 8.3%
Transportation $520 $48,034,000 3.5%
Other $355 $32,774,000 2.4%
Total Support $4,888 $451,465,000 33.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,402 $129,530,000 9.5%
Total Expenditures $14,757 $1,363,065,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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