| Metrics | # | % |
| Students | ||
| Number of Students | 29,053 | |
| % of Charter School Students to All Public School Students | 2.0% | |
| Students by Race / Ethnicity | ||
| White | 17,173 | 59.1% |
| Black | 9,926 | 34.2% |
| Hispanic | 1,076 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 475 | 1.6% |
| Other | 403 | 1.4% |
| Free or Reduced Price Lunch | ||
| Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 5,756 | 19.8% |
| Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 23,297 | 80.2% |
| Students by Geographic Locale | ||
| City | 9,285 | 32.0% |
| Suburbs | 4,356 | 15.0% |
| Town | 4,924 | 16.9% |
| Rural | 10,488 | 36.1% |
| Students by School Grade Levels | ||
| Elementary Schools | 15,855 | 54.6% |
| Middle Schools | 1,943 | 6.7% |
| High Schools | 1,420 | 4.9% |
| Middle/High Schools | 1,993 | 6.9% |
| Elementary/Middle/High Schools | 7,842 | 27.0% |
| Students by Grade Level | ||
| Kindergarten | 2,912 | 10.0% |
| First Grade | 2,947 | 10.1% |
| Second Grade | 2,861 | 9.8% |
| Third Grade | 2,619 | 9.0% |
| Fourth Grade | 2,629 | 9.0% |
| Fifth Grade | 2,719 | 9.4% |
| Sixth Grade | 2,970 | 10.2% |
| Seventh Grade | 2,843 | 9.8% |
| Eighth Grade | 2,617 | 9.0% |
| Ninth Grade | 1,362 | 4.7% |
| Tenth Grade | 1,103 | 3.8% |
| Eleventh Grade | 788 | 2.7% |
| Twelfth Grade | 550 | 1.9% |
| Metrics | # | % |
| Students | ||
| Number of Students | 1,415,162 | |
| Students by Race / Ethnicity | ||
| White | 786,790 | 55.6% |
| Black | 398,062 | 28.1% |
| Hispanic | 133,321 | 9.4% |
| Asian | 31,548 | 2.2% |
| Other | 65,441 | 4.6% |
| Free or Reduced Price Lunch | ||
| Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 618,593 | 43.7% |
| Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 796,569 | 56.3% |
| Students by Geographic Locale | ||
| City | 355,860 | 25.1% |
| Suburbs | 230,266 | 16.3% |
| Town | 180,599 | 12.8% |
| Rural | 648,437 | 45.8% |
| Students by School Grade Levels | ||
| Elementary Schools | 683,051 | 48.3% |
| Middle Schools | 307,052 | 21.7% |
| High Schools | 401,094 | 28.3% |
| Middle/High Schools | 18,256 | 1.3% |
| Elementary/Middle/High Schools | 5,709 | 0.4% |
| Students by Grade Level | ||
| Pre-Kindergarten | 16,468 | 1.2% |
| Kindergarten | 115,398 | 8.2% |
| First Grade | 116,573 | 8.2% |
| Second Grade | 110,981 | 7.8% |
| Third Grade | 109,251 | 7.7% |
| Fourth Grade | 105,969 | 7.5% |
| Fifth Grade | 104,077 | 7.4% |
| Sixth Grade | 105,332 | 7.4% |
| Seventh Grade | 108,356 | 7.7% |
| Eighth Grade | 108,215 | 7.6% |
| Ninth Grade | 127,404 | 9.0% |
| Tenth Grade | 106,808 | 7.5% |
| Eleventh Grade | 94,778 | 6.7% |
| Twelfth Grade | 83,823 | 5.9% |