It is located at 1798 Haygood Drive, in the Druid Hills CDP in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States.

All classes are in accordance with Georgia Performance Standards and students must take state-administered End of Course Tests (EOCTs), unless otherwise exempt.

However, this charter was turned down by the Dekalb School Board on November 11, 2013, with a 5–4 vote against it, which was a final and non-appealable decision.

At 10:30 AM on May 5, 2022, students at DHHS informed their principal that they believed a fellow classmate had brought a gun to school.

[15][16][17] In early 2022, a group of DHHS students and parents posted a video showing various health and safety issues.