African American students accounted for 70% of Adamson Middle School enrollment in 2024-25

In the 2024-25 school year, Adamson Middle School had 347 African American students enrolled, a decrease of 2% compared with the prior year, reports from the Georgia Department of Education show.

The school’s total enrollment stood at 496 students during that period. African American students comprised 70% of the population, making them the predominant group at Adamson Middle School.

Adamson Middle School is part of Clayton County School District, whose main administrative office is in Jonesboro.

Lovejoy High School had the largest number of African American students in Clayton County School District, with 1,614 enrolled in the 2024-25 school year among the district’s 65 schools.

Georgia’s public schools served more than 1.7 million students, according to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. Among these, elementary grades had the highest enrollment at 787,206 students (45.9%), followed by middle schools with 388,733 students (22.7%) and high schools with 539,092 students (31.4%).

Chronic absenteeism has continued to challenge Georgia schools after the pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing 10% or more school days in 2024, the Georgia Department of Education reports. To counter this, the GaDOE rolled out a statewide initiative with efforts including a real-time attendance dashboard, public awareness campaigns, and targeted support for high-need school districts to encourage improvement in daily attendance.

During 2025, Georgia lawmakers enacted changes to attendance laws, prohibiting expulsion solely due to absenteeism. The law also broadens reporting measures and coordinates with programs that help students graduate via alternative pathways.

As of 2026, Georgia’s average student-teacher ratio was about 14:1, which is lower than the national average of 15:1.