Hispanic enrollment reaches 26% at Mount Zion High School for 2024-25

For the 2024-25 school year, Mount Zion High School saw its Hispanic student enrollment at 310, a 1.3% increase from the prior year, based on information from the Georgia Department of Education.

Records indicate that Mount Zion High School had a total of 1,193 students in 2024-25. Hispanic students comprised 26% of the overall student population, ranking as the second-largest demographic at the school.

The campus operates within Clayton County School District, whose administrative headquarters are in Jonesboro.

Out of 65 schools within the Clayton County School District, Forest Park High School reported the largest number of Hispanic students, enrolling 882 in 2024-25.

Enrollment figures showed that more than 1.7 million students attended Georgia public schools, according to the Georgia Department of Education Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. Elementary grades had the largest attendance at 787,206 (45.9%), followed by middle grades at 388,733 (22.7%) and high schools at 539,092 (31.4%).

Data from the Georgia Department of Education indicates chronic absenteeism is still a challenge after the pandemic, with 20.7% of Georgia students absent 10% or more of the time in 2024. To combat this, the department introduced a statewide strategy featuring a live attendance dashboard, outreach campaigns, and additional resources for school districts with high absence rates.

In 2025, state legislators approved changes to attendance policy that prohibit schools from expelling students solely for absenteeism. The revision includes new reporting criteria and better alignment with programs supporting alternatives to help students complete their diplomas.

By 2026, Georgia’s average student-to-teacher ratio was about 14:1, a lower average than the nationwide figure of 15:1.