[2] Faculty, parents and students at Atlanta International School represent more than 90 countries and speak more than 60 languages;[citation needed] approximately half of AIS families are from the United States.

[citation needed] The school opened in September 1985 in a schoolhouse rented from Sardis United Methodist Church in Buckhead with 51 students in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and first grade.

In July 1987, AIS moved into facilities located on Long Island Drive, acquired from the Fulton County Board of Education.

[3] Under a long-term agreement with the Atlanta Board of Education, valid through the year 2045, AIS moved its campus to its current location in 1995, the site of the former North Fulton High School.

[4][5] In 2012, AIS opened an Early Learning Center for 3K and 4K students, who participate in a full-immersion preschool program in Chinese, French, German, and Spanish.