Fast facts

39 elementary schools (grades K-5)
One prekindergarten
12 middle schools (grades 6-8)
11 high schools, which include 13 specialty centers (grades 9-12)
2 career and technical centers
61,000-plus students
$703.7 million operating budget (69.5% for instruction; 11.2% for operations and maintenance; 8.1% for debt; 5.5% for transportation; 3.3% for administration, attendance and health; and 2.4% for technology)
$11,365 cost per student
7,494 full-time and part-time positions
in operating fund
Approximately 38% of students qualify for free
or reduced-price meals.
The student body is 46% White, 26% Black,
19% Hispanic, 5% two or more races, 3% Asian, less than 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native and less than 1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander.
100% of schools are fully accredited.
92% on-time graduation rate
96% average daily attendance rate
$27 million in accepted scholarships by the
class of 2021
59% of the class of 2021 earned a more rigorous advanced diploma.
Seven National Blue Ribbon Schools
Seven National Title I Distinguished Schools
Seven Middle Schools to Watch

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