Summary:
The city of Clarkston, Georgia is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school. These schools serve a predominantly low-income population, with all of them having very high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 57.66% to 100%.
While Clarkston High School stands out for having 100% of its students eligible for free/reduced lunch, it also has a relatively low 4-year graduation rate of 71.1%. The alternative Atlanta Area School for the Deaf has a very low student-teacher ratio of 3.4, indicating a high level of individualized attention, but its test scores are significantly below the DeKalb County and State averages.
Across the schools, test scores are consistently low, with all of them performing well below the district and state averages. This suggests systemic challenges that need to be addressed, potentially through a multi-faceted approach targeting both academic and socioeconomic factors. The variation in per-student spending and student-teacher ratios may also point to potential inequities in resource allocation across the district, which could be further investigated.
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