Fulton County Schools, Georgia

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Office	Name	Date assumed office
Fulton County Board of Education District 1	Katha Stuart	2015
Fulton County Board of Education District 2	Katie Reeves	1999
Fulton County Board of Education District 3	Gail Dean	2001
Fulton County Board of Education District 4	Franchesca Warren	January 1, 2021
Fulton County Board of Education District 5	Linda McCain	2011
Fulton County Board of Education District 6	Kimberly Dove	2018
Fulton County Board of Education District 7	Julia Bernath	2000

This officeholder information was last updated on March 24, 2022. Please contact us with any updates.

The Fulton County Board of Education welcomes and encourages citizens to attend its meetings to become better acquainted with the programs of the Fulton County School System and operations of the Board, and to provide input. The Board thus reserves time at each of its regularly scheduled monthly meetings to allow Fulton County residents, businesses or organizations, or school system employees to address the Board, subject to the following procedures (found in Board Policy BCBI):

• Up to five speakers per meeting may sign up in advance through the Superintendent's Office, no earlier than two weeks in advance and no later than noon of the meeting day. The remaining slots may be filled by speakers who place their names on a sign-up sheet at the meeting site one half-hour before the meeting starts.
• If an individual is unable to attend the meeting after signing up in advance, he/she may appoint a substitute speaker by calling the Superintendent’s office by noon of the meeting day.
• Speakers will be heard in the order in which they signed up.
• Speakers have four minutes each and must stop speaking promptly when signaled.
• To allow time for the Board's other business, the public comment period will end after thirty (30) minutes, or when all speakers signing up to speak have been heard, whichever occurs first.
• Individuals may split a time slot between multiple speakers only if all such speakers have signed up to speak and are announced at the beginning of the remarks.
• An organization may sign up to speak by designating a duly authorized spokesperson and one alternate, who may speak only if the primary spokesperson is unable to attend. By signing up and by addressing the Board on behalf of an organization, a speaker is representing that he or she has been duly authorized by that organization to make the comments presented.
• The public comment period is intended to allow speakers to address issues before the Board, or other subjects pertinent to the Board or the Fulton County School System. Speakers will not be denied the opportunity to speak on the basis of their viewpoint.
• To allow the Board to receive input from as many stakeholders as possible, individuals may only address the board at either the Work Session or Board Meeting each month. Individuals who speak one month, may only speak at the next month’s meeting if there are spaces remaining after all non-repeating speakers have signed up.
• Speakers should begin their comments by stating their name, address, connection or interest in the Fulton County School System, and if so authorized, the organization they represent. While the District will not air or record public comment, recording is allowed by meeting attendees.
• Speakers should be courteous and professional. The Board will not allow abusive language, threats, comments, jeers, applause, or shouts from the floor. Disruptive persons will be asked to leave the meeting room. The presiding Board officer may terminate public comments that are profane, vulgar or defamatory.
• Speakers may not address confidential student or personnel matters but may submit such concerns to the Board in writing.
• Speakers are encouraged to provide the Board with a written copy of their comments and other appropriate supporting documentation.

The Public Comment period is designed to gain input from the public and not for immediate responses by the Board to public comments. While the Board cannot assure each speaker of a specific or individualized response, the Board will consider the public comments and any supporting materials provided by speakers. Where appropriate, the Board will post on the school system website any follow-up action or response to public comments that the Board deems appropriate.

Revenue by Source
Fiscal Year	Local		State		Federal		Revenue Total
	Total	% of Revenue	Total	% of Revenue	Total	% of Revenue

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1993	$214,235,000	68.11%	$88,976,000	28.29%	$11,336,000	3.60%	$314,547,000
1994	$224,593,000	66.06%	$103,278,000	30.38%	$12,099,000	3.56%	$339,970,000
1995	$250,309,000	67.28%	$108,443,000	29.15%	$13,316,000	3.58%	$372,068,000
1996	$256,692,000	61.68%	$146,506,000	35.20%	$12,964,000	3.12%	$416,162,000
1997	$282,542,000	61.92%	$158,692,000	34.78%	$15,041,000	3.30%	$456,275,000
1998	$350,886,000	63.85%	$183,109,000	33.32%	$15,594,000	2.84%	$549,589,000
1999	$426,493,000	68.26%	$181,240,000	29.01%	$17,054,000	2.73%	$624,787,000
2000	$484,930,000	69.27%	$198,135,000	28.30%	$17,026,000	2.43%	$700,091,000
2001	$496,298,000	66.96%	$226,061,000	30.50%	$18,836,000	2.54%	$741,195,000
2002	$487,257,000	65.62%	$229,838,000	30.95%	$25,438,000	3.43%	$742,533,000
2003	$522,015,000	67.52%	$220,270,000	28.49%	$30,813,000	3.99%	$773,098,000
2004	$536,991,000	66.86%	$228,555,000	28.46%	$37,617,000	4.68%	$803,163,000
2005	$568,244,000	68.70%	$217,307,000	26.27%	$41,601,000	5.03%	$827,152,000
2006	$610,863,000	66.59%	$253,089,000	27.59%	$53,330,000	5.81%	$917,282,000
2007	$654,168,000	65.56%	$297,967,000	29.86%	$45,745,000	4.58%	$997,880,000
2008	$713,222,000	66.77%	$309,750,000	29.00%	$45,181,000	4.23%	$1,068,153,000
2009	$685,969,000	65.75%	$293,198,000	28.10%	$64,160,000	6.15%	$1,043,327,000

2010	$718,103,000	65.23%	$273,970,000	24.89%	$108,858,000	9.89%	$1,100,931,000
2011	$714,136,000	63.84%	$311,031,000	27.80%	$93,481,000	8.36%	$1,118,648,000
2012	$733,975,000	64.68%	$327,708,000	28.88%	$73,056,000	6.44%	$1,134,739,000
2013	$701,565,000	64.32%	$314,734,000	28.85%	$74,519,000	6.83%	$1,090,818,000
Avg.	$506,356,476	65.94%	$222,469,381	29.43%	$39,384,048	4.62%	$768,209,905

Expenditures[edit]

The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:

• Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
• Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
• Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
• Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
• Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services

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1993	$145,527,000	52.17%	$106,458,000	38.16%	$17,524,000	6.28%	$8,746,000	3.14%	$700,000	0.25%	$278,955,000
1994	$161,631,000	48.20%	$114,864,000	34.25%	$50,039,000	14.92%	$7,933,000	2.37%	$868,000	0.26%	$335,335,000
1995	$182,222,000	42.29%	$132,575,000	30.77%	$98,075,000	22.76%	$16,981,000	3.94%	$996,000	0.23%	$430,849,000
1996	$202,889,000	41.89%	$141,192,000	29.15%	$121,228,000	25.03%	$18,234,000	3.76%	$818,000	0.17%	$484,361,000
1997	$216,633,000	47.84%	$147,445,000	32.56%	$68,021,000	15.02%	$20,513,000	4.53%	$171,000	0.04%	$452,783,000
1998	$239,076,000	50.66%	$161,085,000	34.13%	$54,063,000	11.46%	$17,307,000	3.67%	$398,000	0.08%	$471,929,000
1999	$265,166,000	48.61%	$177,133,000	32.47%	$85,750,000	15.72%	$16,965,000	3.11%	$447,000	0.08%	$545,461,000
2000	$292,018,000	46.45%	$185,057,000	29.43%	$132,474,000	21.07%	$18,519,000	2.95%	$655,000	0.10%	$628,723,000
2001	$348,806,000	48.27%	$190,892,000	26.42%	$165,223,000	22.86%	$17,403,000	2.41%	$283,000	0.04%	$722,607,000
2002	$391,195,000	52.96%	$202,960,000	27.48%	$128,542,000	17.40%	$15,484,000	2.10%	$508,000	0.07%	$738,689,000
2003	$399,423,000	52.71%	$214,300,000	28.28%	$129,159,000	17.04%	$14,088,000	1.86%	$855,000	0.11%	$757,825,000
2004	$431,390,000	50.18%	$221,050,000	25.71%	$192,979,000	22.45%	$13,451,000	1.56%	$751,000	0.09%	$859,621,000
2005	$452,162,000	55.15%	$235,295,000	28.70%	$118,666,000	14.47%	$12,910,000	1.57%	$863,000	0.11%	$819,896,000
2006	$471,306,000	55.44%	$269,803,000	31.73%	$95,810,000	11.27%	$12,429,000	1.46%	$839,000	0.10%	$850,187,000
2007	$514,268,000	50.96%	$277,693,000	27.51%	$203,836,000	20.20%	$12,357,000	1.22%	$1,103,000	0.11%	$1,009,257,000
2008	$574,013,000	51.91%	$323,689,000	29.27%	$199,938,000	18.08%	$7,089,000	0.64%	$999,000	0.09%	$1,105,728,000
2009	$549,663,000	48.68%	$348,994,000	30.90%	$224,761,000	19.90%	$5,000,000	0.44%	$830,000	0.07%	$1,129,248,000

2010	$559,715,000	55.87%	$346,352,000	34.57%	$88,539,000	8.84%	$6,628,000	0.66%	$612,000	0.06%	$1,001,846,000
2011	$553,631,000	57.50%	$316,570,000	32.88%	$81,433,000	8.46%	$9,644,000	1.00%	$1,589,000	0.17%	$962,867,000
2012	$563,004,000	56.17%	$327,687,000	32.69%	$102,020,000	10.18%	$8,304,000	0.83%	$1,303,000	0.13%	$1,002,318,000
2013	$589,097,000	57.63%	$345,982,000	33.85%	$76,239,000	7.46%	$9,259,000	0.91%	$1,642,000	0.16%	$1,022,219,000
Avg.	$385,849,286	51.03%	$227,956,000	31.00%	$115,919,952	15.76%	$12,821,143	2.10%	$820,476	0.12%	$743,366,857

Debt

The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.

Debt
Fiscal Year	Retired	Issued	Outstanding

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1993	$3,640,000	$0	$136,840,000
1994	$3,630,000	$175,000,000	$308,210,000
1995	$7,125,000	$0	$301,360,000
1996	$6,700,000	$0	$294,385,000
1997	$4,330,000	$0	$287,320,000
1998	$7,165,000	$0	$280,155,000
1999	$7,810,000	$0	$272,955,000
2000	$21,753,000	$0	$251,202,000
2001	$9,475,000	$0	$241,727,000
2002	$9,255,000	$0	$232,472,000
2003	$9,150,000	$0	$223,322,000
2004	$9,665,000	$0	$214,172,000
2005	$9,900,000	$0	$203,757,000
2006	$12,155,000	$0	$268,135,000
2007	$15,708,000	$0	$229,159,000
2008	$50,620,000	$0	$296,703,000
2009	$13,865,000	$0	$294,890,000

2010	$18,130,000	$0	$205,760,000
2011	$15,390,000	$0	$134,370,000
2012	$15,670,000	$0	$118,700,000
2013	$18,336,000	$0	$100,364,000
Avg.	$12,832,000	$8,333,333	$233,140,857

Teacher salaries[edit]

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year	Minimum	Maximum
2021-2022[9]	$48,850	$98,312
2020-2021[10]	$47,892	$96,384

Academic performance[edit]

Proficiency assessments[edit]

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.^[11]

Mathematics[edit]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:^[12]

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	51	91	29	36	40-49	62	78
2017-2018	49	90	25	33	55-59	60	77
2016-2017	47	89	23	30	30-39	56	75
2015-2016	46	89	22	29	40-49	56	73
2014-2015	46	88	23	30	40-49	55	72
2013-2014	82	98	70	77	80-89	87	94
2012-2013	85	≥99	75	80	≥80	90	96
2011-2012	84	98	72	79	≥90	89	96
2010-2011	88	≥99	79	84	≥90	90	97

Reading/language arts[edit]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:^[12]

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	53	85	35	37	50-59	65	78
2017-2018	49	82	29	31	50-59	61	74
2016-2017	50	83	30	32	50-59	61	75
2015-2016	49	84	29	31	40-49	59	74
2014-2015	48	83	28	30	50-59	58	71
2013-2014	96	≥99	93	94	≥90	98	≥99
2012-2013	95	≥99	92	93	≥90	97	≥99
2011-2012	95	≥99	92	93	80-89	98	≥99
2010-2011	94	≥99	90	90	≥90	96	98

Graduation rates[edit]

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:^[12][13]

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2017-2018	87	97	80	78	≥50	90-94	96
2016-2017	87	97	81	75	N/A	90-94	96
2015-2016	87	94	81	75	≥50	85-89	95
2014-2015	85	96	78	73	PS	85-89	94
2013-2014	79	93	68	62	N/A	80-84	92
2012-2013	76	94	63	59	≥50	70-74	91
2011-2012	71	93	56	51	≥50	70-74	91
2010-2011	70	86	58	54	≥50	60-64	87

Student enrollment[edit]

Year[14]	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2018-2019	94,491	-1.1
2017-2018	95,534	-0.6
2016-2017	96,122	0.5
2015-2016	95,641	0.2
2014-2015	95,460	0.2
2013-2014	95,232	1.4
2012-2013	93,907	1.4
2011-2012	92,604	0.8
2010-2011	91,864	1.6
2009-2010	90,399	2.4
2008-2009	88,299	2.4
2007-2008	86,225	2.8
2006-2007	83,861	3.4
2005-2006	81,100	6.9
2004-2005	75,891	3.5
2003-2004	73,319	2.7
2002-2003	71,372	2.2
2001-2002	69,841	1.8
2000-2001	68,583	2.3
1999-2000	67,025	2.1
1998-1999	65,642	4.5
1997-1998	62,798	4.7
1996-1997	59,953	6.4
1995-1996	56,338	6.0
1994-1995	53,143	5.9
1993-1994	50,190	6.0
1992-1993	47,365	9.6
1991-1992	43,226	4.9
1990-1991	41,195	2.2
1989-1990	40,325	-1.6
1988-1989	40,964	3.2
1987-1988	39,709	2.2
1986-1987	38,855	-

About the district[edit]

Fulton County Schools is located in Fulton County, Georgia. It is classified as a large suburban school district by the National Center for Education Statistics. The district served 94,491 students during the 2018-2019 school year and comprised 107 schools.^[15]

During the 2018-2019 school year, 44.3% of the district's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 6.8% were English language learners, and 10.2% of students had an Individual Education Plan (IEP).^[16]

Racial Demographics, 2018-2019
Race	Fulton County Schools (%)	Georgia K-12 students (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.1	0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	11.5	4.2
Black	41.9	36.6
Hispanic	15.4	16.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	3.0	3.8
White	28.0	39.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Contact information[edit]

Fulton County Schools
6201 Powers Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30339
Phone: 470-254-3600

See also[edit]

Georgia	School Board Elections	News and Analysis
List of school districts in Georgia Public education in Georgia	Georgia school board elections, 2022	Analysis of spending in America's largest school districts United States school shootings, 1990-present

External links[edit]

• Search Google News for this topic
• Fulton County Schools
• Georgia Department of Education
• Georgia School Boards Association

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