Asian students account for 11% of Morrow Middle School enrollment for 2024-25

In the 2024-25 academic period, Morrow Middle School had 87 Asian students, an increase of 3.6% compared with the prior year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

The school’s total student body reached 799 in 2024-25. Asian students made up 11% of the enrollment, ranking as the third-largest ethnic group at Morrow Middle School.

Located in the Clayton County School District, Morrow Middle School’s district office is based in Jonesboro.

Among the 65 Clayton County School District schools, Morrow High School reported the largest number of Asian students for 2024-25, at 141 enrollments.

More than 1.7 million students were enrolled in Georgia’s public schools, according to the Fiscal Year 2026-1 report from the Georgia Department of Education. Most students attended elementary schools (787,206 students, or 45.9%), with middle schools at 388,733 (22.7%), and high schools at 539,092 (31.4%).

The Georgia Department of Education reported that chronic absenteeism continues to be a pressing concern post-pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing 10% or more of instructional days in 2024. To help address this issue, GaDOE initiated a statewide strategy featuring a real-time attendance dashboard, an awareness campaign, and increased support for districts with high needs to improve daily attendance rates.

In 2025, state lawmakers enacted revised school attendance laws prohibiting expulsion solely based on absenteeism. The legislation also introduces new reporting standards and adjusts existing programs to enable alternative diploma completion options for students.

By 2026, Georgia’s student-to-teacher ratio averaged about 14:1, which remains lower than the national average of 15:1.