The Anchor School
Decatur · GA · State Specialty Schools II- The Anchor School · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Most similar nearby schools
Southwest DeKalb High School → Columbia High School → Towers High School → Redan High School → Miller Grove High School → Martin Luther King- Jr. High School → DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center → DeKalb School of the Arts →For Parents
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Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Georgia
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $13,936/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Pay for college in Georgia
Georgia's public scholarships
Georgia's lottery-funded HOPE and Zell Miller scholarships are pure merit — no income limit. GPAs are recalculated by the state (GSFC) on core academic courses only.
Covers a set share of public-college tuition for Georgia grads with a 3.0+ core GPA — no test score or income limit. (Requires 4 rigor credits; maintain a 3.0 in college.)
Official program details ↗Top tier: full public-college tuition for a 3.7 GPA plus a single-sitting SAT 1200 / ACT 25. Named valedictorians and salutatorians qualify at a 3.0 with no test. (The 3.0 val/sal path needs no test score; 3.3 is the separate in-college maintenance GPA.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest DeKalb High School Decatur |
Public | 1.2 | 1,237 | -4.2% |
| Columbia High School Decatur |
Public | 2.4 | 877 | -11.0% |
| Towers High School Decatur |
Public | 2.6 | 876 | +10.2% |
| Redan High School Stone Mountain |
Public | 3.5 | 1,052 | +12.9% |
| Miller Grove High School Lithonia |
Public | 3.6 | 1,073 | -11.0% |
| Martin Luther King- Jr. High School Lithonia |
Public | 3.8 | 1,370 | -6.9% |
| DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center Decatur |
Public | 4.0 | 9 | — |
| DeKalb School of the Arts Avondale Estates |
Public | 4.4 | 298 | -8.9% |