▁It ▁will ▁serve ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁Atlanta ▁an nex ed ▁by ▁that ▁city ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁until ▁ 2 0 2 4 , ▁when ▁that ▁portion ▁will ▁be ▁re - ass igned ▁to ▁Atlanta ▁Public ▁School s ▁( AP S ). ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁district ▁is ▁over seen ▁by ▁the ▁seven - member ▁De K al b ▁County ▁Board ▁of ▁Education . ▁The ▁inter im ▁super int endent / CE O ▁is , ▁as ▁of ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Mrs . ▁Ram ona ▁T ys on . ▁The ▁system ▁educ ates ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 2 , 0 0 0 ▁students ▁at ▁ 1 3 8 ▁schools ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 4 , 0 0 0 ▁full - time ▁employees ▁and ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁teachers . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁school ▁system ▁graduated ▁over ▁ 5 , 8 0 0 ▁students ▁from ▁high ▁school . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁includes ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁top - rank ed ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁according ▁to ▁U . S . ▁News ▁and ▁World ▁Report . ▁The ▁De K al b ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁earned ▁a ▁gold ▁design ation ▁after ▁being ▁ranked ▁No . ▁ 7 5 ▁overall , ▁and ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁in ▁Georgia . ▁Cham ble e ▁Char ter ▁High ▁School ▁also ▁earned ▁a ▁gold ▁design ation , ▁ranking ▁No . ▁ 4 5 7 ▁nation wide ▁and ▁No