Dekalb Early College Academy, part of the Dekalb County School District, is located in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The school reports an enrollment number of 205 students in grades nine through 12, and it has 15 teachers on staff.

Dekalb Early College Academy is above the state average but below the district average in terms of the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches. On average, 52 percent of students in Georgia are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch programs, whereas 62 percent of Dekalb Early College Academy students do. At the district level, 69 percent of students are eligible.

ProPublica's analysis found that all too often, states and schools provide poor students fewer educational programs like Advanced Placement, gifted and talented programs, and advanced math and science classes. Studies have linked participation in these programs with better outcomes later in life. Our analysis uses free and reduced-price lunch to estimate poverty at schools. We based our findings on the most comprehensive data set of access to advanced classes and special programs in U.S. public schools — known as the Civil Rights Data Set— released by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Dekalb Early College Academy offers one AP course, and 2 percent of students participate in that class.

Dekalb Early College Academy has an enrollment rate of 24 percent for advanced math classes, and 20 percent of students take chemistry. The enrollment rate for the school's gifted and talented program is 0 percent.

Northview High School, a lower-poverty school than Dekalb Early College Academy, does not have any students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school enrolls 41 percent of its students in AP classes. It is located in Duluth, Ga.

These data points were reported by schools and districts to the Office for Civil Rights. For more information about the data, see our full methodology.

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