Fewer students eligible for HOPE scholarships

HOPE scholarships are getting harder to come by since the formula for calculating grades changed. Below are
HOPE-eligible students at metro school systems.

The percentage change is based on the the number of students eligible in 2007 vs. an average of
the number eligible in 2005 and 2006.

		Number reported eligible in				Percentage reduction*
School district	High school	2006	2005	2005/6 Avg.	2007	From 2005/6 Average
Atlanta	Alonzo A. Crim HS	24	47	36	3	92%
Atlanta	Booker T. Washington HS	174	163	169	80	53%
Atlanta	Carver Comprehensive HS	35	21	28	10	64%
Atlanta	D. M. Therrell HS	70	75	73	28	61%
Atlanta	Douglass HS	183	221	202	94	53%
Atlanta	Henry Grady HS	152	131	142	118	17%
Atlanta	Mays, Benjamin E. HS	210	218	214	81	62%
Atlanta	North Atlanta HS	170	192	181	87	52%
Atlanta	South Atlanta HS	59	73	66	30	55%
Atlanta	Southside HS	118	82	100	42	58%
Cherokee	Cherokee HS	189	182	186	101	46%
Cherokee	Etowah HS	224	228	226	110	51%
Cherokee	Polaris Evening School	52	27	40	7	82%
Cherokee	Sequoyah HS	270	289	280	183	35%
Cherokee	Woodstock HS	272	259	266	132	50%
Clayton	Forest Park HS	95	111	103	58	44%
Clayton	Jonesboro HS	167	170	169	85	50%
Clayton	Lovejoy HS	200	195	198	103	48%
Clayton	Morrow Senior HS	190	182	186	96	48%
Clayton	Mount Zion HS -- Clayton	144	153	149	70	53%
Clayton	Mundy's Mill HS	216	183	200	105	47%
Clayton	North Clayton Senior HS	98	118	108	46	57%
Clayton	Riverdale Senior HS	196	138	167	55	67%
Cobb	Campbell HS	214	243	229	161	30%
Cobb	Harrison HS	412	350	381	299	22%
Cobb	Carleton J. Kell HS	273	226	250	183	27%
Cobb	Kennesaw Mountain HS	460	416	438	303	31%
Cobb	Lassiter HS	392	436	414	275	34%
Cobb	McEachern	410	396	403	202	50%
Cobb	North Cobb HS	269	271	270	200	26%
Cobb	Oakwood HS	40	55	48	10	79%
Cobb	Osborne HS	188	198	193	69	64%
Cobb	Pebblebrook HS	129	116	123	75	39%
Cobb	Pope HS	395	372	384	261	32%
Cobb	South Cobb HS	234	206	220	125	43%
Cobb	Sprayberry HS	252	265	259	165	36%
Cobb	Walton HS	497	496	497	370	25%
Cobb	Wheeler HS	254	236	245	192	22%
Marietta	Marietta HS	192	185	189	113	40%
Coweta	East Coweta HS	249	232	241	146	39%
Coweta	Newnan HS	204	224	214	160	25%
Coweta	Northgate HS	196	186	191	119	38%
DeKalb	Avondale HS	66	69	68	32	53%
DeKalb	Cedar Grove HS	145	124	135	55	59%
DeKalb	Chamblee HS	223	212	218	139	36%
DeKalb	Clarkston HS	74	100	87	46	47%
DeKalb	Columbia HS	127	118	123	83	32%
DeKalb	Cross Keys HS	66	64	65	60	8%
DeKalb	DeKalb School of the Arts	39	45	42	35	17%
DeKalb	Druid Hills HS	154	136	145	102	30%
DeKalb	Dunwoody HS	205	195	200	142	29%
DeKalb	Lakeside HS	214	232	223	165	26%
DeKalb	Lithonia HS	141	164	153	71	53%
DeKalb	Martin Luther King Jr. HS	201	217	209	149	29%
DeKalb	McNair HS	65	76	71	32	55%
DeKalb	Miller Grove HS	0	0	0	56	na
DeKalb	Open Campus HS -- DeKalb	65	76	71	14	80%
DeKalb	Redan HS	162	174	168	83	51%
DeKalb	Southwest DeKalb HS	165	206	186	111	40%
DeKalb	Stephenson HS	224	238	231	115	50%
DeKalb	Stone Mountain HS	110	136	123	61	50%
DeKalb	Towers HS	102	111	107	36	66%
DeKalb	Tucker HS	144	144	144	102	29%
Decatur	Decatur HS	127	100	114	79	30%
Fayette	Fayette County HS	353	358	356	128	64%
Fayette	Fayette County Evening HS	5	4	5	3	33%
Fayette	McIntosh HS	271	260	266	212	20%
Fayette	Sandy Creek HS	179	172	176	141	20%
Fayette	Starr's Mill HS	372	354	363	232	36%
Fayette	Whitewater HS	0	0	0	287	na
Forsyth	Forsyth Academy	0	0	0	6	na
Forsyth	Forsyth Central HS	235	225	230	212	8%
Forsyth	North Forsyth HS	235	188	212	166	22%
Forsyth	South Forsyth HS	354	339	347	326	6%
Fulton	Alpharetta HS	190	98	144	178	-24%
Fulton	Benjamin Banneker HS	102	82	92	58	37%
Fulton	Centennial HS	326	321	324	197	39%
Fulton	Chattahoochee HS	403	363	383	271	29%
Fulton	Creekside HS	135	94	115	64	44%
Fulton	Frank McClarin HS	1	1	1	4	-300%
Fulton	Independence HS	73	54	64	10	84%
Fulton	Milton HS	357	403	380	250	34%
Fulton	North Springs HS	290	262	276	163	41%
Fulton	Northview HS	481	382	432	360	17%
Fulton	Riverwood HS	186	204	195	116	41%
Fulton	Roswell HS	339	348	344	223	35%
Fulton	Tri Cities HS	176	136	156	53	66%
Fulton	Westlake HS	160	132	146	80	45%
Gwinnett	Berkmar HS	172	226	199	93	53%
Gwinnett	Brookwood HS	479	471	475	337	29%
Gwinnett	Central Gwinnett HS	226	234	230	136	41%
Gwinnett	Collins Hill HS	512	477	495	329	33%
Gwinnett	Dacula HS	198	223	211	129	39%
Gwinnett	Duluth HS	257	290	274	192	30%
Gwinnett	Grayson HS	340	303	322	217	33%
Gwinnett	Meadowcreek HS	156	132	144	81	44%
Gwinnett	Mill Creek HS	213	151	182	223	-23%
Gwinnett	Norcross HS	287	291	289	184	36%
Gwinnett	North Gwinnett HS	328	309	319	282	11%
Gwinnett	Parkview HS	415	414	415	303	27%
Gwinnett	Peachtree Ridge HS	327	228	278	311	-12%
Gwinnett	Phoenix HS	90	85	88	21	76%
Gwinnett	Shiloh HS	264	224	244	138	43%
Gwinnett	South Gwinnett HS	212	233	223	135	39%
Buford	Buford HS	103	99	101	77	24%
Henry	Dutchtown HS	0	0	0	84	0%
Henry	Eagles Landing HS	233	229	231	56	76%
Henry	Henry County Comprehensive HS	141	161	151	73	52%
Henry	Luella HS	171	146	159	84	47%
Henry	Patrick Henry HS	21	6	14	7	48%
Henry	Stockbridge Comprehensive HS	187	178	183	76	58%
Henry	Union Grove HS	289	280	285	212	25%

Source: Georgia Student Finance Commission

* A negative number in this column means the percentage of students increased.

Note: A range of factors could influence the results for schools, including student performance, teacher grading patterns and school policy on grading. Results also could be affected by dramatic changes in enrollment or attendance zones.