88 Hispanic students attend Pointe South Elementary in 2024-25, representing 19% of enrollment

Reports from the Georgia Department of Education indicate that Pointe South Elementary School had 88 Hispanic students enrolled for the 2024-25 school year, matching the figure from the prior year.

Total enrollment reached 464 students at Pointe South Elementary during 2024-25. Hispanic students represented 19% of all students, ranking as the school’s second-largest student group.

The school operates within Clayton County School District, which has its central office in Jonesboro.

Forest Park High School reported the highest Hispanic student enrollment in the district with 882 students during 2024-25 among the 65 schools in Clayton County.

According to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report, more than 1.7 million students enrolled in Georgia public schools. Elementary grades accounted for 787,206 students (45.9%), middle school had 388,733 students (22.7%), and high school had 539,092 students (31.4%).

Post-pandemic, chronic absenteeism persists as a key challenge, with 20.7% of Georgia students missing at least 10% of school days in 2024, per the state education department. To address this, the GaDOE initiated a statewide campaign featuring a real-time attendance tracking dashboard, broad outreach efforts, and focused support in districts with high needs to improve attendance rates.

Georgia legislators in 2025 approved changes to attendance laws barring expulsion purely for absenteeism. The updated law introduces enhanced reporting protocols and supports alternative programs for diploma attainment.

By 2026, the state reported an average student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 14:1, compared with the national average of 15:1.