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Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle School

(678) 875-0302

Physical Address:
5200 Covington Hwy
Decatur, GA  30035
Mailing Address:
5200 Covington Hwy
Decatur, GA  30035

School Information

District:
Dekalb County
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Dekalb County
Level:
Middle
Grade Span:
6 - 8
Number of Students:
955

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle School

This School County Average State Average
Black 95.18% 68.65% 40.51%
Hispanic 1.99% 10.70% 11.09%
Asian/Pacific 1.36% 5.41% 2.97%
Others 0.84% 2.78% 3.66%
White 0.31% 15.70% 45.23%
American Indian 0.31% 0.38% 0.40%

Genders in Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle School

This School County Average State Average
Female 50.58% 47.74% 48.45%
Male 49.42% 52.26% 51.55%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 991 919 909
Hispanic 29 22 19
Asian/Pacific 16 16 13
Others 32 27 8
White 4 3 3
American Indian 2 1 3
Total 1074 988 955

Enrollment by Gender for Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 535 515 483
Male 539 473 472
Total 1074 988 955

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1074 988 955
# Eligible for free lunch 824 (77%) 737 (75%) 772 (81%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 101 (9%) 109 (11%) 66 (7%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 925 (86%) 846 (86%) 838 (88%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1074 988 955
Fulltime teachers 78.5 68.3 65.3
Student/Teacher Ratio 13.70 14.50 14.62
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 13.45 13.84 14.99