Find a School Profile

Southwest Dekalb High School

(678) 874-1902

Physical Address:
2863 Kelley Chapel RD
Decatur, GA  30034
Mailing Address:
2863 Kelley Chapel RD
Decatur, GA  30034

School Information

District:
Dekalb County
Type:
Public Magnet (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Dekalb County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1782

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Southwest Dekalb High School

This School County Average State Average
Black 97.64% 68.65% 40.51%
American Indian 0.90% 0.38% 0.40%
Hispanic 0.67% 10.70% 11.09%
Others 0.56% 2.78% 3.66%
White 0.17% 15.70% 45.23%
Asian/Pacific 0.06% 5.41% 2.97%

Genders in Southwest Dekalb High School

This School County Average State Average
Female 51.63% 47.74% 48.45%
Male 48.37% 52.26% 51.55%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Southwest Dekalb High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 1778 1797 1740
American Indian 2 4 16
Hispanic 9 15 12
Others 33 33 10
White 5 3 3
Asian/Pacific 5 3 1
Total 1832 1855 1782

Enrollment by Gender for Southwest Dekalb High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 974 1012 920
Male 858 843 862
Total 1832 1855 1782

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Southwest Dekalb High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1832 1855 1782
# Eligible for free lunch 771 (42%) 779 (42%) 888 (50%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 154 (8%) 214 (12%) 171 (10%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 925 (50%) 993 (54%) 1059 (59%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Southwest Dekalb High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1832 1855 1782
Fulltime teachers 103.0 108.0 105.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 17.80 17.20 16.97
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 13.45 13.84 14.99