Lower student enrollment in Griffin-Spalding County School District, following the state’s trend

Richard Woods, State School Superintendent at Georgia Department of Education
Richard Woods, State School Superintendent at Georgia Department of Education
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The only school district in Spalding County faced declining enrollment in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

There were 8,692 students enrolled in Griffin-Spalding County School District, 0.8% less than the year before.

Enrollment in Spalding County declined at roughly the same rate as statewide.

Of all students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year, 51% were male, and 49% were female.

Data also showed that most of the students were Black, representing 53% of the district’s total enrollment.

Griffin-Spalding County School District has a main office in Griffin and is the only school district within Spalding County.

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

As of 2026, Georgia had an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 14:1, which is better than the national average of 15:1.

Enrollment in Spalding County Over 10 Years

Enrollment in Spalding County Districts During 2024-25 School Year

DistrictTotal enrollment in 2024-25Total enrollment in 2023-24Total % Change
Griffin-Spalding County School District8,6928,7600.8%

Information in this article was obtained from the Georgia Department of Education. The source data can be found here.



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