For the 2024-25 term, Riverdale High School reported 25 Asian students enrolled, which is a 4.2% increase over the prior year, the Georgia Department of Education reports.
Records indicate Riverdale High School had a total of 1,289 students in the 2024-25 period. Of this student body, Asian students made up 2%, placing them as the school’s third-largest demographic group.
Riverdale High School operates within Clayton County School District, whose main office is in Jonesboro.
Within Clayton County’s 65 schools, Morrow High School saw the highest Asian student enrollment for 2024-25, with 141 students.
The National Center for Education Statistics reports that the racial and ethnic breakdown of Georgia’s public school students was about 36.4% Black, 35.9% white, 18.1% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4.6% multiracial, 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.1% Pacific Islander.
Chronic absenteeism remains a significant problem for Georgia schools following the pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing at least 10% of days in 2024, according to the Georgia Department of Education. The state’s new initiative features a real-time attendance dashboard, public outreach, and specialized support for districts with high absenteeism.
In 2025, Georgia legislators approved updates to attendance laws prohibiting expulsion based solely on absenteeism. The policy also requires new reporting and is aligned with alternate diploma pathways for students.
As of 2026, Georgia’s average student-to-teacher ratio was about 14:1, slightly better than the national ratio of 15:1.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total Asian students | % of Asian students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 1,367 | 82 | 6% |
| 2011-12 | 1,216 | 60 | 5% |
| 2012-13 | 1,277 | 51 | 4% |
| 2013-14 | 1,392 | 55 | 4% |
| 2014-15 | 1,322 | 39 | 3% |
| 2015-16 | 1,284 | 38 | 3% |
| 2016-17 | 1,296 | 38 | 3% |
| 2017-18 | 1,172 | 35 | 3% |
| 2018-19 | 1,155 | 46 | 4% |
| 2019-20 | 1,243 | 37 | 3% |
| 2020-21 | 1,268 | 38 | 3% |
| 2021-22 | 1,335 | 53 | 4% |
| 2022-23 | 1,260 | 25 | 2% |
| 2023-24 | 1,242 | 24 | 2% |
| 2024-25 | 1,289 | 25 | 2% |
