D. M. Therrell High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 964 students
Benjamin E. Mays High School
3450 Benjamin E Mays Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
Grades
9–12
High
Students
1,338
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Atlanta Public Schools
Fulton County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 438 Georgia high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Georgia high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Benjamin E. Mays High School
Benjamin E. Mays High School is a public high school in Atlanta, Georgia, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Atlanta Public Schools. The school is located in a large city in Fulton County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,338 students were enrolled, with about 12 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Georgia high school (15.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 438 Georgia high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,338 students
- Students per teacher
- 12 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 13
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Atlanta Public Schools
- County
- Fulton County
- NCES school ID
- 130012001865
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.