Hispanic enrollment reached 16% at McIntosh High School for 2024-25

According to the Georgia Department of Education, McIntosh High School’s Hispanic enrollment rose to 280 for the 2024-25 school year, representing an increase of 9.4% over the prior year.

Enrollment data from the 2024-25 school year indicated McIntosh High School served 1,753 students. Of those, 16% identified as Hispanic, making this group the school’s second largest.

McIntosh High School is part of the Fayette County School District, whose central office is located in Fayetteville.

Out of all 24 schools in the Fayette County School District, McIntosh High School had the largest number of Hispanic students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year, totaling 280.

Georgia’s public school enrollment exceeded 1.7 million students, per the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. The largest share were in elementary grades with 787,206 students (45.9%), followed by 388,733 in middle school (22.7%), and 539,092 in high school (31.4%).

The issue of chronic absenteeism persists in Georgia schools after the pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing 10% or more days in 2024, the Georgia Department of Education reported. To address this, GaDOE introduced a statewide effort featuring a real-time attendance dashboard, public awareness initiatives, and targeted aid for districts needing additional support to increase daily attendance.

Georgia lawmakers in 2025 approved a bill revising school attendance policies, now prohibiting expulsion solely on the basis of absenteeism. The legislation introduces expanded reporting protocols and works alongside programs offering alternative diploma pathways for eligible students.

By 2026, Georgia maintained a student-teacher ratio near 14:1, which remains lower than the U.S. average of 15:1.