Booth Middle enrolls 112 African American students for 2024-25

Booth Middle School registered 112 African American students for the 2024-25 school year, representing a 2.6% decrease from the prior year, according to data reported by the Georgia Department of Education.

Total enrollment at Booth Middle School reached 1,126 for the 2024-25 year. African American students accounted for 10% of the total student population, making them the second-smallest demographic group at the school.

The school operates under the Fayette County School District, with its main administrative office in Fayetteville.

Out of the 24 schools in the Fayette County School District, Fayette County High School saw the largest enrollment of African American students in the 2024-25 school year, with 820 students.

The National Center for Education Statistics reported that in Georgia, public school student demographics were approximately 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.

Chronic absenteeism remains a challenge in Georgia public education after the pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing at least 10% of the 2024 school days, according to the Georgia Department of Education. To address this, GaDOE introduced statewide measures including the launch of a real-time attendance dashboard, expanded public outreach, and focused assistance for districts with the most need to improve attendance rates.

Georgia lawmakers also updated statewide attendance policy in 2025 to prohibit expulsion solely based on absenteeism and implemented new reporting requirements to align with diploma readiness programs, according to legislation passed that year.

By 2026, Georgia reported an average student-to-teacher ratio of about 14:1, which is lower than the national average of 15:1.