In the 2024-25 school year, Charles R. Drew High School enrolled 16 white students—a 6.7% increase compared to the prior year, based on Georgia Department of Education data collected by the state agency.
The overall student population at Charles R. Drew High School reached 1,649 in 2024-25. White students made up 1% of enrollees, which represents the smallest ethnic group at the school.
Charles R. Drew High School is part of Clayton County School District, whose main administrative office is located in Jonesboro.
Among the 65 schools within Clayton County School District, Jonesboro High School recorded the largest white student enrollment in the 2024-25 period with 47 white students.
Georgia public schools served more than 1.7 million students, according to the state’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. The largest segment was elementary students (787,206, or 45.9%), followed by middle schoolers (388,733, or 22.7%) and high schoolers (539,092, or 31.4%).
Chronic absenteeism continues to pose a challenge for Georgia schools after the pandemic, impacting 20.7% of students who missed at least 10% of school days in 2024, per the Georgia Department of Education. The department issued a statewide plan with tools like a real-time attendance dashboard, increased public outreach, and additional support for high-need districts aiming to improve daily attendance rates.
In 2025, Georgia passed legislation revising school attendance rules, prohibiting school expulsion only for absenteeism, adding new reporting measures, and supporting alternate diploma-earning pathways.
By 2026, Georgia’s average student-to-teacher ratio stood at about 14:1, which is an improvement over the national figure of 15:1.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total white students | % of white students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 1,151 | 34 | 3% |
| 2011-12 | 1,541 | 30 | 2% |
| 2012-13 | 1,498 | 29 | 2% |
| 2013-14 | 1,532 | 30 | 2% |
| 2014-15 | 1,528 | 15 | 1% |
| 2015-16 | 1,528 | 15 | 1% |
| 2016-17 | 1,529 | 15 | 1% |
| 2017-18 | 1,418 | 14 | 1% |
| 2018-19 | 1,460 | 14 | 1% |
| 2019-20 | 1,484 | 29 | 2% |
| 2020-21 | 1,572 | 15 | 1% |
| 2021-22 | 1,582 | 15 | 1% |
| 2022-23 | 1,589 | 31 | 2% |
| 2023-24 | 1,598 | 15 | 1% |
| 2024-25 | 1,649 | 16 | 1% |
