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Banneker High School

5935 Feldwood Rd, College Park, GA, 30349-3649

Tel: (770)969-3410

Grades: 9-12 | 1,310 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Banneker High School serves 1,310 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the GA state average of 15:1.
The school's 82% graduation rate is high than the GA state average of 66%.
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body.
Banneker High School is one of 3 public high schools within College Park, and operates within the Fulton County School District.

The nearest elementary school is Feldwood Elementary School (0.4 miles away), the nearest middle school is Mcnair Middle School (1.8 miles away), and the nearest high school is North Clayton High School (4.4 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, GA Dept. of Educ.	Banneker High School
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	1,310 students

% Male / % Female	50% / 50%
Total Classroom Teachers	101 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(GA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	13:1	15:1

	This School	(GA) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	3%

% Hispanic	2%	12%

% Black	96%	37%

% White	n/a	45%

Unknown	2%	3%


	This School	(GA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	74%	50%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	6%	7%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Fulton County School District
	This School's Agency	(GA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	102	6
Number of Students Managed	88,299 students	3,449 students

District Total Revenue	$1,043,327,000	$34,279,000

District Expenditure	$1,129,248,000	$35,757,000

District Revenue / Student	$11,816	$9,939

District Expenditure / Student	$12,789	$10,367

District Graduation Rates	82%	66%

Nearby Schools:

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Banneker High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

Feldwood Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.4 mi. away

South Fulton Crossroads/second Chance Programs
Grades: N-N | 0.5 mi. away

South Metro Psychoeducational Program
Grades: N-N | 0.5 mi. away

Oakley Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 1.2 mi. away

S. L. Lewis Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 1.4 mi. away

View all schools in: College Park, Fulton County, Zip 30349

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posted on October 27, 2012 at 05:05:00 am
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. -- A 14-year-old has been shot near Banneker High School in College Park. ...
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posted on May 20, 2011 at 12:58:46 am
Associated Press - May 19, 2011 8:54 PM ET ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities say a teacher's ...
7 students, driver hurt in College Park school bus wreck
posted on February 22, 2010 at 05:13:15 pm
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