South Atlanta News

Among the many ethnicities represented in Clayton County schools, African American was the most prevalent among Clayton County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Of the 61,644 students attending Clayton County schools, 65.9% were African American. Hispanic students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 21.1% of Clayton County student body.

In the previous school year, African American students were also the most common group in Clayton County, representing 66.1% of the student body.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 2.5% when compared to the previous year.

According to the Georgia Department of Education, over 1.6 million students were enrolled in Georgia's public schools during the 2021-22 school year. The state boasted a diverse and closely distributed student body across grade levels, with roughly 44% of the students in elementary, 24.5% in middle school, and 31.5% in high schools.

The state also registered an ethnically diverse student body, with 34.4% of the students identified as white, 36.5% as Black, 17.1% as Hispanic, and 4.5% as Asian.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	% of Total Student Population	Total Enrollment
West Clayton Elementary School	African American	89%	423
Dubois Integrity Academy	African American	92%	1,254
North Clayton High School	African American	83%	1,216
North Clayton Middle School	African American	86%	761
Riverdale Middle School	African American	75%	665
Northcutt Elementary School	African American	81%	638
Kilpatrick Elementary School	Hispanic	47%	629
Tara Elementary School	African American	63%	559
Anderson Elementary School	African American	55%	481
Unidos Dual Language School	Hispanic	72%	364
7 Pillars Career Academy	African American	85%	198
Georgia Cyber Academy	African American	50%	9,692
Lovejoy High School	African American	82%	2,065
Morrow High School	African American	67%	1,864
Forest Park High School	Hispanic	49%	1,695
Mundy's Mill High School	African American	80%	1,602
Charles R. Drew High School	African American	60%	1,589
Jonesboro High School	African American	67%	1,498
Eddie White Middle School	African American	81%	1,448
Riverdale High School	African American	73%	1,260
Mount Zion High School	African American	66%	1,177
Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for	African American	70%	1,042
Jonesboro Middle School	African American	59%	974
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy	African American	81%	973
Babb Middle School	Hispanic	52%	917
M. D. Roberts Middle School	African American	74%	833
Sequoyah Middle School	African American	67%	827
Hawthorne Elementary School	African American	70%	803
Morrow Middle School	African American	56%	791
Roberta T. Smith Elementary School	African American	68%	766
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	African American	69%	763
Pointe South Middle School	African American	75%	762
Haynie Elementary School	Hispanic	52%	755
Kendrick Middle School	African American	73%	706
Callaway Elementary School	African American	77%	690
Elite Scholars Academy School	African American	65%	674
Harper Elementary School	African American	64%	667
Brown Elementary School	African American	80%	648
Kemp Elementary School	African American	77%	632
River's Edge Elementary School	African American	86%	632
Riverdale Elementary School	African American	64%	614
East Clayton Elementary School	African American	77%	598
Huie Elementary School	African American	56%	597
James Jackson Elementary School	African American	79%	596
Suder Elementary School	African American	70%	576
Kemp Primary School	African American	78%	574
Swint Elementary School	African American	75%	571
Adamson Middle School	African American	69%	551
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School	African American	86%	546
Mount Zion Elementary School	African American	70%	521
Mount Zion Primary School	African American	65%	515
Lee Street Elementary School	African American	70%	502
Kay R. Pace Elementary School of the Arts	African American	84%	500
Fountain Elementary School	African American	54%	494
Lake City Elementary School	Hispanic	45%	494
Pointe South Elementary School	African American	75%	491
Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts	African American	78%	471
Lake Ridge Elementary School	African American	63%	464
Edmonds Elementary School	African American	56%	463
Arnold Elementary School	African American	65%	425
Morrow Elementary School	African American	48%	419
Rex Mill Middle School	African American	66%	978
Mundys Mill Middle School	African American	76%	750
Forest Park Middle School	African American	49%	679
Church Street Elementary School	African American	77%	635
William M. McGarrah Elementary School	African American	64%	598
Oliver Elementary School	African American	75%	524
Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School	African American	87%	359
Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School	African American	87%	206