Eight of Ten Student Subgroups Show Impressive Gains 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 [...]
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 [...]
(STONE MOUNTAIN, GA) - The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) announces the appointment of 20 inspiring new principals who will lead their respective schools to New Levels, New Heights, the District’s theme for the 2024-25 [...]
(STONE MOUNTAIN, GA)—The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) is pleased to announce the launch of its website with details of its Student Assignment Project (SAP) and the opening of the advisory committee application window for [...]
STEAM Research Academy Opens Imaginations for DCSD Middle School Students: Funded by NASA and Georgia Tech According to a 2021 report from the National Science Foundation, only nine percent of African Americans make up the [...]
DeKalb County Board of Education Approves FY25 Budget that Highlights Commitment to Staff and Community; Decreases Millage Rate For the Second Consecutive Year, Millage Rate Lowered by .10 Mills (STONE MOUNTAIN, GA)- On June [...]
