Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 6% of Clayton County’s student body during 2023-24 school year

Richard Woods State School Superintendent
Richard Woods State School Superintendent
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There were 3,606 white students enrolled in Clayton County school in the 2023-24 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Clayton County welcomed 60,585 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 6% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 69 schools in Clayton County, Georgia Cyber Academy recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 2,949 students.

As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. The state has its best student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1 in pre-kindergarten and middle school grades, while high school has an average ratio of 17:1.

Ethnicities in Clayton County in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Clayton County During 2023-24 School Year

School name % of White Students Total White Students Total enrollment
Georgia Cyber Academy 30% 2,949 9,833
Lee Street Elementary School 5% 25 508
Jonesboro High School 3% 43 1,461
Forest Park Middle School 3% 19 634
Kemp Primary 3% 18 619
Morrow Elementary School 3% 12 412
Arnold Elementary School 3% 12 412
Forest Park High School 2% 33 1,661
Perry Career Academy – Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for 2% 20 1,035
Rex Mill Middle School 2% 18 918
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy 2% 18 902
Babb Middle School 2% 17 899
Jonesboro Middle School 2% 17 886
M. D. Roberts Middle School 2% 16 839
Hawthorne Elementary School 2% 15 791
Haynie Elementary School 2% 15 751
Roberta T. Smith Elementary School 2% 14 717
Mundys Mill Middle School 2% 13 679
Kilpatrick Elementary School 2% 12 612
William M. McGarrah Elementary School 2% 12 601
Kemp Elem School 2% 12 600
Huie Elementary School 2% 11 573
Tara Elementary School 2% 10 542
Swint Elementary School 2% 10 541
Kay R Pace Elementary School of the Arts 2% 9 497
Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts 2% 9 460
Lake City Elementary School 2% 9 453
Anderson Elementary School 2% 8 437
Lovejoy High School 1% 20 2,012
Morrow High School 1% 19 1,927
Charles R. Drew High School 1% 15 1,598
Mundy’s Mill High School 1% 15 1,596
Eddie White Middle School 1% 13 1,366
Riverdale High School 1% 12 1,242
Mount Zion High School 1% 11 1,134
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School 1% 7 787
Morrow Middle School 1% 7 764
Sequoyah Middle School 1% 7 758
Pointe South Middle School 1% 7 732
Elite Scholars Academy School 1% 7 718
Kendrick Middle School 1% 6 655
Harper Elementary School 1% 6 654
River’s Edge Elementary School 1% 6 634
James Jackson Elementary School 1% 6 625
East Clayton Elementary School 1% 6 619
Riverdale Middle School 1% 6 614
Northcutt Elementary School 1% 5 595
Suder Elementary School 1% 5 554
Riverdale Elementary School 1% 5 543
Mount Zion Primary 1% 5 536
Mount Zion Elementary School 1% 5 528
Pointe South Elementary School 1% 5 518
Adamson Middle School 1% 5 506
Lake Ridge Elementary School 1% 4 446
Edmonds Elementary School 1% 4 430
Fountain Elementary School 1% 4 423
Unidos Dual Language School 1% 3 383
Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School 1% 2 260
7 Pillars Career Academy 1% 2 239
Dubois Integrity Academy 0% 0 1,335
North Clayton High School 0% 0 1,118
North Clayton Middle School 0% 0 777
Brown Elementary School 0% 0 678
Callaway Elementary School 0% 0 651
Church Street Elementary School 0% 0 647
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School 0% 0 514
Oliver Elementary School 0% 0 476
West Clayton Elementary School 0% 0 374
Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School 0% 0 346


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