Students and Faculty
In the 2007–2008 school year, Roswell's enrollment was 2,428. In that year, the student population was 68% white, 15% African American, 12% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. Roswell has a relatively large immigrant population, including students from Russia and other former Soviet republics, Korea, and African nations. More recent demographic data shows a student population composed of 63% white, 14 percent Hispanic, 14 percent African American, 5 percent Asian, and 4 percent American Indian. According to 2007 statistics, 92 percent of the school's graduates go on to colleges and universities across the United States. The school's current student enrollment is 2,436. As of 2007, Roswell's faculty had 246 full-time teachers, with 85% holding an advanced degree.
Roswell High School is the highest-level school in Fulton County's Roswell Cluster. The schools that feed into Roswell include Hembree Springs, Mimosa, Mountain Park, Roswell North, and Sweet Apple Elementary Schools. The middle schools that feed into Roswell are Crabapple Middle School and Elkins Pointe Middle School. Also included in the Roswell Cluster is the Crossroads Second Chance North Alternative School which serves northern Fulton County students in grades six through twelve.
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