Eddie White Middle School reports enrollment of 13 Asian students for 2024-25

Eddie White Middle School recorded an enrollment of 13 Asian students for the 2024-25 school year, maintaining the same number as the prior year, based on information from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data indicates that Eddie White Middle School’s total enrollment reached 1,383 students in 2024-25. Asian students represented 1% of the population, marking them as one of the smallest demographic groups at the school.

The school, part of the Clayton County School District, is administered from a central office in Jonesboro.

Within the district’s 65 schools, Morrow High School reported the highest Asian student enrollment for 2024-25, with 141 students.

Statewide, more than 1.7 million students were enrolled in Georgia public schools, according to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. Enrollment by level included 787,206 elementary school students (45.9%), 388,733 middle school students (22.7%) and 539,092 high school students (31.4%).

Chronic absenteeism continues to challenge Georgia schools in the post-pandemic period, with 20.7% of students missing 10% or more days in 2024, the Georgia Department of Education reported. To address this, the department introduced a new statewide campaign featuring a real-time attendance dashboard, a public information push and targeted support for districts with greater need to improve attendance rates.

In 2025, state legislators approved changes to school attendance laws prohibiting expulsions based solely on absenteeism. The revised law adds requirements for new data reporting and supports alternatives to earn diplomas.

By 2026, Georgia’s student-to-teacher ratio averaged approximately 14:1, which is stronger than the national average of 15:1.