There were 60,585 students enrolled in Clayton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.
Boys made up 50.2% of the county’s student body, while the other 49.8% were girls.
Data also showed that African American students made up 65.1% of the student body, the largest percentage in Clayton County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 21.8%, 6% white students, 3.7% multiracial students, 2.8% Asian students and 0.1% American Indian or Alaska Native students.
Georgia Cyber Academy stood out with the highest enrollment among Clayton County’s 69 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 9,833 students.
According to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2025-3 report, over 1.7 million students were enrolled in Georgia’s public schools. The state boasted a diverse and closely distributed student body across grade levels, with approximately 806,891 students (46.5%) in elementary school, 393,308 (22.7%) in middle school, and 536,379 (30.9%) in high school.
Chronic absenteeism remains a major issue in Georgia schools post-pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing 10% or more of school days in 2024, according to the Georgia Department of Education. In response, GaDOE launched a statewide initiative including a real-time attendance dashboard, a public awareness campaign, and targeted support for high-need districts to boost daily attendance.
In 2025, Georgia lawmakers passed a bill updating school attendance laws to ban expulsion solely for absenteeism. The law also adds new reporting requirements and aligns with programs that help students earn diplomas through alternative paths.
As of 2025, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 14:1, which is better than the national average of 15:1. The state’s best ratios are found in preschool, with an average of 13:1, and in elementary and middle school grades, both at 14:1, while high schools have a higher average ratio of 16:1.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Cyber Academy | 9,692 | 9,833 | 1.5% |
| Lovejoy High School | 2,065 | 2,012 | -2.6% |
| Morrow High School | 1,864 | 1,927 | 3.4% |
| Forest Park High School | 1,695 | 1,661 | -2% |
| Charles R. Drew High School | 1,589 | 1,598 | 0.6% |
| Mundy’s Mill High School | 1,602 | 1,596 | -0.4% |
| Jonesboro High School | 1,498 | 1,461 | -2.5% |
| Eddie White Middle School | 1,448 | 1,366 | -5.7% |
| Dubois Integrity Academy | 1,254 | 1,335 | 6.5% |
| Riverdale High School | 1,260 | 1,242 | -1.4% |
| Mount Zion High School | 1,177 | 1,134 | -3.7% |
| North Clayton High School | 1,216 | 1,118 | -8.1% |
| Perry Career Academy – Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for | 1,042 | 1,035 | -0.7% |
| Rex Mill Middle School | 978 | 918 | -6.1% |
| Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy | 973 | 902 | -7.3% |
| Babb Middle School | 917 | 899 | -2% |
| Jonesboro Middle School | 974 | 886 | -9% |
| M. D. Roberts Middle School | 833 | 839 | 0.7% |
| Hawthorne Elementary School | 803 | 791 | -1.5% |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary School | 763 | 787 | 3.1% |
| North Clayton Middle School | 761 | 777 | 2.1% |
| Morrow Middle School | 791 | 764 | -3.4% |
| Sequoyah Middle School | 827 | 758 | -8.3% |
| Haynie Elementary School | 755 | 751 | -0.5% |
| Pointe South Middle School | 762 | 732 | -3.9% |
| Elite Scholars Academy School | 674 | 718 | 6.5% |
| Roberta T. Smith Elementary School | 766 | 717 | -6.4% |
| Mundys Mill Middle School | 750 | 679 | -9.5% |
| Brown Elementary School | 648 | 678 | 4.6% |
| Kendrick Middle School | 706 | 655 | -7.2% |
| Harper Elementary School | 667 | 654 | -1.9% |
| Callaway Elementary School | 690 | 651 | -5.7% |
| Church Street Elementary School | 635 | 647 | 1.9% |
| Forest Park Middle School | 679 | 634 | -6.6% |
| River’s Edge Elementary School | 632 | 634 | 0.3% |
| James Jackson Elementary School | 596 | 625 | 4.9% |
| Kemp Primary School | 574 | 619 | 7.8% |
| East Clayton Elementary School | 598 | 619 | 3.5% |
| Riverdale Middle School | 665 | 614 | -7.7% |
| Kilpatrick Elementary School | 629 | 612 | -2.7% |
| William M. McGarrah Elementary School | 598 | 601 | 0.5% |
| Kemp Elementary School | 632 | 600 | -5.1% |
| Northcutt Elementary School | 638 | 595 | -6.7% |
| Huie Elementary School | 597 | 573 | -4% |
| Suder Elementary School | 576 | 554 | -3.8% |
| Riverdale Elementary School | 614 | 543 | -11.6% |
| Tara Elementary School | 559 | 542 | -3% |
| Swint Elementary School | 571 | 541 | -5.3% |
| Mount Zion Primary School | 515 | 536 | 4.1% |
| Mount Zion Elementary School | 521 | 528 | 1.3% |
| Pointe South Elementary School | 491 | 518 | 5.5% |
| Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School | 546 | 514 | -5.9% |
| Lee Street Elementary School | 502 | 508 | 1.2% |
| Adamson Middle School | 551 | 506 | -8.2% |
| Kay R. Pace Elementary School of the Arts | 500 | 497 | -0.6% |
| Oliver Elementary School | 524 | 476 | -9.2% |
| Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts | 471 | 460 | -2.3% |
| Lake City Elementary School | 494 | 453 | -8.3% |
| Lake Ridge Elementary School | 464 | 446 | -3.9% |
| Anderson Elementary School | 481 | 437 | -9.1% |
| Edmonds Elementary School | 463 | 430 | -7.1% |
| Fountain Elementary School | 494 | 423 | -14.4% |
| Arnold Elementary School | 425 | 412 | -3.1% |
| Morrow Elementary School | 419 | 412 | -1.7% |
| Unidos Dual Language School | 364 | 383 | 5.2% |
| West Clayton Elementary School | 423 | 374 | -11.6% |
| Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School | 359 | 346 | -3.6% |
| Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School | 206 | 260 | 26.2% |
| 7 Pillars Career Academy | 198 | 239 | 20.7% |