| Metrics | # | % |
| Students | ||
| Number of Students | 75,529 | |
| % of Charter School Students to All Public School Students | 4.1% | |
| Students by Race / Ethnicity | ||
| White | 31,727 | 42.0% |
| Black | 36,714 | 48.6% |
| Hispanic | 2,498 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 654 | 0.9% |
| Other | 2,612 | 3.5% |
| Free or Reduced Price Lunch | ||
| Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 31,001 | 41.0% |
| Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 44,528 | 59.0% |
| Students by Geographic Locale | ||
| City | 55,681 | 73.7% |
| Suburbs | 10,040 | 13.3% |
| Town | 4,708 | 6.2% |
| Rural | 5,100 | 6.8% |
| Students by School Grade Levels | ||
| Elementary Schools | 28,697 | 38.0% |
| Middle Schools | 1,520 | 2.0% |
| High Schools | 10,453 | 13.8% |
| Middle/High Schools | 6,693 | 8.9% |
| Elementary/Middle/High Schools | 28,166 | 37.3% |
| Students by Grade Level | ||
| Kindergarten | 2,109 | 2.8% |
| First Grade | 6,430 | 8.5% |
| Second Grade | 5,772 | 7.6% |
| Third Grade | 5,438 | 7.2% |
| Fourth Grade | 5,251 | 7.0% |
| Fifth Grade | 5,058 | 6.7% |
| Sixth Grade | 5,285 | 7.0% |
| Seventh Grade | 5,305 | 7.0% |
| Eighth Grade | 5,584 | 7.4% |
| Ninth Grade | 11,046 | 14.6% |
| Tenth Grade | 7,209 | 9.5% |
| Eleventh Grade | 5,594 | 7.4% |
| Twelfth Grade | 4,156 | 5.5% |
| Metrics | # | % |
| Students | ||
| Number of Students | 1,756,571 | |
| Students by Race / Ethnicity | ||
| White | 1,369,036 | 77.9% |
| Black | 265,686 | 15.1% |
| Hispanic | 42,978 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 25,103 | 1.4% |
| Other | 53,768 | 3.1% |
| Free or Reduced Price Lunch | ||
| Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 588,246 | 33.5% |
| Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 1,168,325 | 66.5% |
| Students by Geographic Locale | ||
| City | 318,434 | 18.1% |
| Suburbs | 716,646 | 40.8% |
| Town | 260,517 | 14.8% |
| Rural | 460,974 | 26.2% |
| Students by School Grade Levels | ||
| Elementary Schools | 797,270 | 45.4% |
| Middle Schools | 318,488 | 18.1% |
| High Schools | 464,624 | 26.5% |
| Middle/High Schools | 155,143 | 8.8% |
| Elementary/Middle/High Schools | 21,046 | 1.2% |
| Students by Grade Level | ||
| Pre-Kindergarten | 27,896 | 1.6% |
| Kindergarten | 130,359 | 7.4% |
| First Grade | 129,490 | 7.4% |
| Second Grade | 125,831 | 7.2% |
| Third Grade | 126,079 | 7.2% |
| Fourth Grade | 124,635 | 7.1% |
| Fifth Grade | 125,803 | 7.2% |
| Sixth Grade | 129,664 | 7.4% |
| Seventh Grade | 133,912 | 7.6% |
| Eighth Grade | 137,337 | 7.8% |
| Ninth Grade | 152,072 | 8.7% |
| Tenth Grade | 138,646 | 7.9% |
| Eleventh Grade | 132,969 | 7.6% |
| Twelfth Grade | 125,498 | 7.1% |