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                                                                               Dunwoody High
                                                                               School Wildcats:
                                                                               •   Graduation Rate 88.6%
        Dunwoody’s public schools are part of DeKalb County                    •   Recognized as a 2023 Advanced
        School District, where approximately 50 schools                             Placement Honor School by Georgia
                                                                                    Department of Education
        offer theme, magnet, inter-baccalaureate, charter,
                                                                               •   Current enrollment of approximately
        and Montessori options.
                                                                                 2,150 students
                                                                                 dekalbschoolsga.org
        DeKalb County Schools               Dunwoody’s Public
          In 2023, we welcomed new          Schools Include:                   Private Schools
        Superintendent Dr. Devon Q. Horton   Pre-K – Grade 5:                    Endeavor Montessori offers holistic
        who oversees the diverse educational   Austin Elementary, Dunwoody     educational programs designed
        system with more than 92,000 students,   Elementary, Kinglsey Elementary,   for infants through elementary age
        14,500 employees and a budget of    Vanderlyn Elementary,              students. A rigorous and celebratory
        $2.6 billion. The DeKalb County School   Chestnut Elementary           approach to learning focuses on
        District has 32 STE(A)M schools     Grades 6-8: Peachtree Middle School  developing the whole child through
        certified by both Georgia Department of   Grades 9-12: Dunwoody High School –   critical thinking, cultural awareness, and
        Education and Cognia.               50 Years in 2023!                  entrepreneurship. A results-oriented

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