Asian enrollment at Haynie Elementary drops to 34 for 2024-25

Haynie Elementary recorded an enrollment of 34 Asian students for the 2024-25 school year, reflecting a 24.4% decline compared with the previous year, state data from the Georgia Department of Education shows.

School records indicate that overall student enrollment at Haynie Elementary reached 699 for the 2024-25 school year. Asian students accounted for 5% of the population, ranking as the third-largest group within the school.

The campus operates within the Clayton County School District headquartered in Jonesboro.

For the 2024-25 school year, Morrow High School reported the largest Asian student population in the Clayton County School District with 141 enrollees, the district reports.

The National Center for Education Statistics reports Georgia’s public school student body included about 36.4% Black, 35.9% white, 18.1% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4.6% multiracial, 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.1% Pacific Islander.

Georgia schools continue to struggle with chronic absenteeism, with 20.7% of students missing at least 10% of school days in 2024, according to the Georgia Department of Education. In response, the department started a statewide campaign that includes a real-time attendance dashboard, public awareness efforts, and targeted support for schools with higher needs to increase regular attendance.

Lawmakers in Georgia updated attendance laws in 2025, prohibiting expulsion solely for absenteeism. The revised law adds new reporting guidelines and supports diploma attainment through alternative channels.

By 2026, Georgia’s average student–teacher ratio was about 14:1, which compares favorably with the national average of 15:1.