Demographic Profiles of DeKalb School Board Districts Prepared by Neighborhood Nexus and Atlanta Regional Commission March 1, 2013
Demographic Profiles of DeKalb School Board Districts
Prepared by Neighborhood Nexus and Atlanta Regional Commission
March 1, 2013
School Age Population (5-17)
Key Points:
• District 2 has the smallest school age population. District 1 has the second smallest school age population. Thus the northern districts have the smallest school age populations
• Districts 5 and 6 have the highest (they are almost identical), with District 7 not far behind. Thus the southeastern districts have the largest school age populations.
Connecting Atlanta’s Communities 2
Source: ESRI
School Age Populations compared
Key Points:
• What we are looking for is the same basic “shape” of the bars district-by-district. For the most part, we have that. District 4 is the lone exception in that it has a larger elementary school age relative to the overall “shape” of the bars in the middle school and high school graphs.
Connecting Atlanta’s Communities 3
Source: ESRI
Elementary Middle School High School
Age 0-4
Key Points:
• District 7 has the largest number of kids ages 0 to 4, about 800 more kids than District 6, which had the lowest number of kids age 0-4.
• This is the population that will begin hitting elementary school next year.
Connecting Atlanta’s Communities 4
Source: ESRI
Elementary School Age (5-10)Key Points:
• District 5 has the largest number of elementary school age kids (ages 5 – 10).
• District 5 had a low 0-4 population, meaning that they will have extra capacity in the next few years in elementary schools due to low replacement numbers. District 6 is in a similar situation.
• District 2 had the lowest elementary school age population.
• District 7 has large populations in both the 0-4 and elementary school age group.
Connecting Atlanta’s Communities 5
Source: ESRI
Middle School Age (11-13)Key Points:
• District 6 has the largest number of middle school age kids.
• District 5 also has large numbers of elementary school age kids. District 6 is in a similar situation.
• District 2 had the lowest middle school age population AND the lowest elementary school age population.
• Districts 1 and 4 have the largest “gap” between elementary age and middle school age. (i.e. there are 4,500 more elementary age kids than middle school age kids in District 1).
Connecting Atlanta’s Communities 6
Source: ESRI
High School Age (14-17)Key Points:
• Districts 5 and 6 have the largest number of high school kids as well
• District 2 had the lowest high school age population, as well as the lowest middle school and elementary school age population.
Connecting Atlanta’s Communities 7
Source: ESRI
% White PopulationKey Points:
• Districts 1, 2 and 4 have the largest percentages of White population of any district, including in comparison to the State and DeKalb County as a whole.
• These districts also have the fewest school-age kids, but have relatively large populations of PRE-SCHOOL age kids.
Connecting Atlanta’s Communities 8
Source: ESRI
% Black PopulationKey Points:
• Districts 3, 5, 6 and 7 each have greater than 80 percent Black population, all well-higher than State and DeKalb averages.
• These districts also have the greatest number of school-age kids.
• District 7 also has the largest number of pre-school age kids
Connecting Atlanta’s Communities 9
Source: ESRI
% Hispanic PopulationKey Points:
• Districts 1, 2 and 4 have the largest percentages of Hispanic population of any district. (They also had the highest percentages of White population).
• Districts 1 and 4 have more the double the percentage that Georgia and DeKalb have.
Connecting Atlanta’s Communities 10
Source: ESRI
% Asian PopulationKey Points:
• Districts 1, 2 and 4 have the largest percentages of Asian population of any district. (They also had the highest percentages of White and Hispanic population).
• District 7 also has a relatively large Asian population when compared to State and DeKalb averages.
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Source: ESRI
Household IncomeKey Points:
• Districts 1 has, by far, the highest household income of the districts, roughly 40% higher than Georgia’s household income.
• District 3 has the lowest household income, about 25% lower than Georgia’s household income.
• The other districts are similar in terms of household income.
Connecting Atlanta’s Communities 12
Source: ESRI
Household IncomeKey Points:
• Districts 1 has, by far, the highest household income of the districts, roughly 40% higher than Georgia’s household income.
• District 3 has the lowest household income, about 25% lower than Georgia’s household income.
• The other districts are similar in terms of household income.
Connecting Atlanta’s Communities 13
Source: ESRI
Home ValueKey Points:
• Districts 1 has the highest median home value, followed by Districts 2 and 4. These districts happen to have to lowest school-age populations.
• The other districts have roughly the same median home value, but have many more school-age children.
Connecting Atlanta’s Communities 14
Source: ESRI