| Metrics | # | % |
| Students | ||
| Number of Students | 17,617 | |
| % of Charter School Students to All Public School Students | 2.6% | |
| Students by Race / Ethnicity | ||
| White | 3,380 | 19.2% |
| Black | 13,203 | 74.9% |
| Hispanic | 425 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 545 | 3.1% |
| Other | 64 | 0.4% |
| Free or Reduced Price Lunch | ||
| Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 12,004 | 68.1% |
| Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 5,613 | 31.9% |
| Students by Geographic Locale | ||
| City | 14,999 | 85.1% |
| Suburbs | 44 | 0.2% |
| Town | 630 | 3.6% |
| Rural | 1,944 | 11.0% |
| Students by School Grade Levels | ||
| Elementary Schools | 10,494 | 59.6% |
| Middle Schools | 579 | 3.3% |
| High Schools | 3,433 | 19.5% |
| Middle/High Schools | 310 | 1.8% |
| Elementary/Middle/High Schools | 2,801 | 15.9% |
| Students by Grade Level | ||
| Pre-Kindergarten | 589 | 3.3% |
| Kindergarten | 1,538 | 8.7% |
| First Grade | 1,568 | 8.9% |
| Second Grade | 1,424 | 8.1% |
| Third Grade | 1,416 | 8.0% |
| Fourth Grade | 1,381 | 7.8% |
| Fifth Grade | 1,476 | 8.4% |
| Sixth Grade | 1,500 | 8.5% |
| Seventh Grade | 1,291 | 7.3% |
| Eighth Grade | 1,228 | 7.0% |
| Ninth Grade | 1,287 | 7.3% |
| Tenth Grade | 1,090 | 6.2% |
| Eleventh Grade | 974 | 5.5% |
| Twelfth Grade | 855 | 4.9% |
| Metrics | # | % |
| Students | ||
| Number of Students | 658,099 | |
| Students by Race / Ethnicity | ||
| White | 335,068 | 50.9% |
| Black | 293,541 | 44.6% |
| Hispanic | 15,562 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 8,764 | 1.3% |
| Other | 5,164 | 0.8% |
| Free or Reduced Price Lunch | ||
| Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 404,398 | 61.4% |
| Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 253,701 | 38.6% |
| Students by Geographic Locale | ||
| City | 170,905 | 26.0% |
| Suburbs | 151,310 | 23.0% |
| Town | 127,516 | 19.4% |
| Rural | 208,368 | 31.7% |
| Students by School Grade Levels | ||
| Elementary Schools | 321,066 | 48.8% |
| Middle Schools | 122,595 | 18.6% |
| High Schools | 69,440 | 10.6% |
| Middle/High Schools | 112,528 | 17.1% |
| Elementary/Middle/High Schools | 32,470 | 4.9% |
| Students by Grade Level | ||
| Pre-Kindergarten | 23,433 | 3.6% |
| Kindergarten | 52,256 | 7.9% |
| First Grade | 55,050 | 8.4% |
| Second Grade | 50,294 | 7.6% |
| Third Grade | 49,128 | 7.5% |
| Fourth Grade | 50,235 | 7.6% |
| Fifth Grade | 48,537 | 7.4% |
| Sixth Grade | 50,285 | 7.6% |
| Seventh Grade | 49,933 | 7.6% |
| Eighth Grade | 49,458 | 7.5% |
| Ninth Grade | 57,540 | 8.7% |
| Tenth Grade | 44,479 | 6.8% |
| Eleventh Grade | 39,750 | 6.0% |
| Twelfth Grade | 37,721 | 5.7% |