Mundys Mill Middle School sees Hispanic enrollment climb to 102 for 2024-25

Enrollment figures from the Georgia Department of Education show Mundys Mill Middle School had 102 Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, an increase of 25.9% from the prior year.

The total student population at Mundys Mill Middle School reached 681 in the 2024-25 school year. Hispanic students represented 15% of this group, making them the second-largest demographic at the school.

The school is part of Clayton County School District, whose administrative office is located in Jonesboro.

Forest Park High School enrolled the most Hispanic students among Clayton County’s 65 schools in the 2024-25 school year, with 882 recorded.

According to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report, public schools in Georgia served more than 1.7 million students. The largest enrollment was in elementary grades with 787,206 students (45.9%). Middle schools followed with 388,733 students (22.7%), and high schools registered 539,092 students (31.4%).

Georgia schools continue to struggle with chronic absenteeism after the pandemic, as 20.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days in 2024, according to the Georgia Department of Education. The state launched a new effort featuring a real-time attendance dashboard, a public awareness campaign, and targeted help for districts with higher needs to strengthen daily attendance. Details are available at GaDOE’s announcement.

In 2025, Georgia lawmakers revised school attendance rules, stating that expulsion for absenteeism alone is prohibited. The updated law also adopts additional reporting procedures and integrates with alternative diploma programs.

Georgia maintained an average student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 14:1 as of 2026, an improvement over the national ratio of 15:1, according to national reviews.