This year’s Creative Loafing neighborhood guide groups Decatur & Avondale Estates together.  It consists of three parts:

1. a short overview of “arguably metro Atlanta’s most desired suburb”
2. an interview with the Brick Store’s Dave Blanchard (why didn’t they ask about the status of the Depot??)
3. A “wish list” for the cities compiled from residents

Lawrenceville Hwy @ N. Druid Hills Rd (pic courtesy of Eric)

This week, City Schools of Decatur released their latest enrollment levels and projections for next year as part of Superintendent Phyllis Edwards’ letter to the board for next week’s meeting.

As you can see above, enrollment levels are projected to increase by nearly 400 students from this year to next.  Then, yesterday, the Bill Banks of AJC reported that the Superintendent ” wants a joint meeting with the city government discussing the revival of three large apartment projects and their effect on city schools.”

According to the paper, “two developments totaling a projected 435 units figure to break ground next year, with a third, on the Callaway property, approximately two years away. Decatur schools anticipate total enrollment doubling to over 6,000 by 2018, but Edwards said these new apartments “don’t figure into our projections.” ”

An enrollment of 6,000 would be higher than CSD has ever encountered in its history. (See CSD growth chart from 2012 below.)

I’m guessing the 2018 projection assumes no deviations from current growth.

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