Hispanic students account for 48% of Huie Elementary School enrollment for 2024-25

In the 2024-25 school year, Huie Elementary School reported enrolling 253 Hispanic students, an 8.1% increase from the prior year, per the Georgia Department of Education.

Total enrollment at Huie Elementary for 2024-25 reached 528 students, with Hispanic students representing 48% of the student population, placing them among the largest demographics at the school.

The school falls within the Clayton County School District, which has its central office in Jonesboro.

Within Clayton County School District’s 65 schools, Forest Park High School recorded the largest Hispanic enrollment in 2024-25, with 882 students.

Statewide, over 1.7 million students attended Georgia public schools, according to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. Most students were in elementary grades, accounting for 787,206 students (45.9%), while 388,733 were in middle school (22.7%) and 539,092 in high school (31.4%).

Chronic absenteeism continues to be a significant concern for Georgia schools after the pandemic, with 20.7% missing at least 10% of school days in 2024, according to the Georgia Department of Education. To address this, GaDOE introduced a statewide effort featuring a real-time attendance dashboard, a public awareness campaign, and targeted aid for districts with higher needs to support daily attendance.

In 2025, Georgia legislators updated school attendance laws, forbidding expulsions based solely on absenteeism. The legislation also adds new data reporting rules and coordinates with diploma programs for alternative graduation routes.

By 2026, Georgia’s average student-to-teacher ratio was about 14:1, which is below the national average of 15:1.