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“Students do not fail.
It’s the systems that we
create as adults that Education &
fail our students!”
– Dr. Devon Q. Horton, Workforce Training
Superintendent of
DeKalb County School District

DeKalb County has 100,000 students

attending 143 schools and centers.
Y ou are in an area that
champions lifelong learning
and the pursuit of knowledge
with an international approach. City Schools of Decatur PRIVATE SCHOOLS *Chamber members
City Schools of Decatur (CSD) is a close-
knit public school district of 10 schools Academe of the Oaks
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
and one virtual academy, including an Georgia’s only Waldorf high school,
DeKalb County School District early childhood learning center, five K-2 offering a college-prep experience.
The DeKalb County School District lower elementary schools, two 3-5 upper Learn more: academeatlanta.org
(DCSD) prepares students for college elementary schools, one middle school,
and careers through rigorous, relevant and one high school. CSD serves more than The Frazer Center
classroom instruction that speaks directly 5,000 students. The Frazer Center is a NAEYC-
to each child’s needs. DCSD is a leader in CSD schools consistently rank among Accredited early education program
STEM curriculum with 10 certified schools U.S. News & World Report’s lists of like no other in metro Atlanta. With
and programs in more than 90 schools. best public schools. Students benefit credentialed and loving teachers,
from expeditionary learning, diverse
With nearly 50 specialty schools, from extracurricular activities, and best-in-class the nationally-acclaimed learn-
magnet and International Baccalaureate sports, arts, and leadership opportunities. through-play Creative Curriculum,
(IB) to charter and Montessori, students Learn more: csdecatur.net an inclusive philosophy that brings
and parents have many options when together children with and without
choosing a school. DeKalb Preparatory Academy disabilities, and a stunning campus
DeKalb also offers Career, Technical, and Nonprofit, tuition-free public charter nestled in an urban forest, Frazer is
Agricultural Education. Students choose school empowering K-8 grade scholars a magical place for children to play,
from 17 programs, including Architecture to cultivate knowledge and critical learn, and grow. The center also
and Construction, Information Technology, thinking with a compassionate and services adults with intellectual and
Health Science, and Hospitality and collaborative approach. Learn more: developmental disabilities. Learn
Tourism. Learn more: dekalbschoolsga.org dekalbprepacademy.org more: frazercenter.org

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