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The Dekalb County School District's (DCSD) graduation rate reached an all-time high in 2024. The four-year graduation rate is now 79.1%, up 3.3 percent from 2023 and a whopping 20.5 percent from 2011, the first [...]

Last week, the Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) announced that the DeKalb County School Board has earned the 2024 Quality School Board recognition for its dedication to fundamental standards of governance and leadership, laying the [...]

As a Ronald E. McNair High School student, Dyemond Dupree found herself hanging out with the wrong crowd. Fortunately, a School Resource Officer (SRO) recognized her potential and offered invaluable guidance to steer her onto [...]

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced September 11 that three outstanding DCSD high school students have been named as semifinalists for this year's National Merit Scholarship Program. Lakeside High School seniors Henry Fonder-Kristy, Andrew [...]

Letter to DCSD Families from Supt. Horton Concerning School Safety & Social Media Dr. Devon Q. Horton, Superintendent September 6, 2024 Dear DeKalb County Families, The tragic events at Apalachee High School in [...]

September 5, 2024 Dear DeKalb County School District Community, The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) and Board of Education extend our deepest condolences to Apalachee High School, the Barrow County School System, its students, families, [...]

MORE SCHOOL LEADERS ANNOUNCED: DCSD Welcomes Five New Principals The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) announces the appointment of five new additional principals for the 2024-25 school year. The appointments occurred from [...]