The visual below shows enrollment trends at Atlanta Public Schools for the past 33 years¹. Use the drop-down options to select a school or grade or the tabs at the top to pick a different view.

Mouse-over the visual to get exact numbers. The graph shows that total enrollment decreased by 388 students to 49,522 from October 2025 to October 2026. Enrollment has fallen 5.52% since the district’s recent high point of 52,416 in 2019.

The next graph uses the school drop-down menu to show enrollment over time at Burgess Peterson Academy. The school composition has gradually changed since 2004² from 99% Black to one that is similar to the current demographic composition of the city.

The last graph shows enrollment by grade. There are currently 313 more students enrolled in third grade than in kindergarten. Select a school or cluster to view other enrollments by grade-level.

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1. Data is from the Georgia Department of Education’s annual October student count, known as the October FTE count.
2. APS had two seperate schools, Burgess Elementary and Peterson Elementary before 2004. Their historical enrollment is available on the state’s enrollment site.