GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
Data showed that Clayton County welcomed 61,644 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 5.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 69 schools in Clayton County, Georgia Cyber Academy recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,907 students.
While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.
Ethnicities in Clayton County in 2022-23 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Clayton County During 2022-23 School Year
| School name | % of White Students | Total White Students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Cyber Academy | 30% | 2,907 | 9,692 |
| Arnold Elementary School | 5% | 21 | 425 |
| Jonesboro High School | 3% | 44 | 1,498 |
| Hawthorne Elementary School | 3% | 24 | 803 |
| Forest Park Middle School | 3% | 20 | 679 |
| Kemp Primary | 3% | 17 | 574 |
| Morrow Elementary School | 3% | 12 | 419 |
| Morrow High School | 2% | 37 | 1,864 |
| Forest Park High School | 2% | 33 | 1,695 |
| Charles R. Drew High School | 2% | 31 | 1,589 |
| Mount Zion High School | 2% | 23 | 1,177 |
| Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for | 2% | 20 | 1,042 |
| Rex Mill Middle School | 2% | 19 | 978 |
| Jonesboro Middle School | 2% | 19 | 974 |
| Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy | 2% | 19 | 973 |
| Babb Middle School | 2% | 18 | 917 |
| M. D. Roberts Middle School | 2% | 16 | 833 |
| Morrow Middle School | 2% | 15 | 791 |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary School | 2% | 15 | 763 |
| Mundys Mill Middle School | 2% | 15 | 750 |
| Kemp Elem School | 2% | 12 | 632 |
| Kilpatrick Elementary School | 2% | 12 | 629 |
| William M. McGarrah Elementary School | 2% | 11 | 598 |
| Huie Elementary School | 2% | 11 | 597 |
| Tara Elementary School | 2% | 11 | 559 |
| Mount Zion Elementary School | 2% | 10 | 521 |
| Mount Zion Primary | 2% | 10 | 515 |
| Lee Street Elementary School | 2% | 10 | 502 |
| Lake City Elementary School | 2% | 9 | 494 |
| Anderson Elementary School | 2% | 9 | 481 |
| Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts | 2% | 9 | 471 |
| Edmonds Elementary School | 2% | 9 | 463 |
| 7 Pillars Career Academy | 2% | 3 | 198 |
| Lovejoy High School | 1% | 20 | 2,065 |
| Mundy's Mill High School | 1% | 16 | 1,602 |
| Eddie White Middle School | 1% | 14 | 1,448 |
| Riverdale High School | 1% | 12 | 1,260 |
| Sequoyah Middle School | 1% | 8 | 827 |
| Roberta T. Smith Elementary School | 1% | 7 | 766 |
| Pointe South Middle School | 1% | 7 | 762 |
| Haynie Elementary School | 1% | 7 | 755 |
| Kendrick Middle School | 1% | 7 | 706 |
| Elite Scholars Academy School | 1% | 6 | 674 |
| Harper Elementary School | 1% | 6 | 667 |
| Brown Elementary School | 1% | 6 | 648 |
| Church Street Elementary School | 1% | 6 | 635 |
| River's Edge Elementary School | 1% | 6 | 632 |
| Riverdale Elementary School | 1% | 6 | 614 |
| East Clayton Elementary School | 1% | 5 | 598 |
| James Jackson Elementary School | 1% | 5 | 596 |
| Suder Elementary School | 1% | 5 | 576 |
| Swint Elementary School | 1% | 5 | 571 |
| Adamson Middle School | 1% | 5 | 551 |
| Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School | 1% | 5 | 546 |
| Oliver Elementary School | 1% | 5 | 524 |
| Kay R Pace Elementary School of the Arts | 1% | 5 | 500 |
| Fountain Elementary School | 1% | 4 | 494 |
| Pointe South Elementary School | 1% | 4 | 491 |
| Lake Ridge Elementary School | 1% | 4 | 464 |
| Unidos Dual Language School | 1% | 3 | 364 |
| Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School | 1% | 3 | 359 |
| Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School | 1% | 2 | 206 |
| Dubois Integrity Academy | 0% | 0 | 1,254 |
| North Clayton High School | 0% | 0 | 1,216 |
| North Clayton Middle School | 0% | 0 | 761 |
| Callaway Elementary School | 0% | 0 | 690 |
| Riverdale Middle School | 0% | 0 | 665 |
| Northcutt Elementary School | 0% | 0 | 638 |
| West Clayton Elementary School | 0% | 0 | 423 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
North Clayton High School• River's Edge Elementary School• Sequoyah Middle School• Adamson Middle School• Hawthorne Elementary School• Anderson Elementary School• Pointe South Elementary School• Mount Zion Elementary School• James Jackson Elementary School• Babb Middle School• Brown Elementary School• Riverdale High School• Thurgood Marshall Elementary School• Mundys Mill Middle School• Callaway Elementary School• West Clayton Elementary School• Georgia Cyber Academy• North Clayton Middle School• Mount Zion Primary• Jonesboro High School• Forest Park High School• East Clayton Elementary School• Kilpatrick Elementary School• Pointe South Middle School• Kendrick Middle School• Lake City Elementary School• Morrow Elementary School• Riverdale Middle School• Harper Elementary School• Forest Park Middle School• Lee Street Elementary School• Rex Mill Middle School• Lake Ridge Elementary School• William M. McGarrah Elementary School• Haynie Elementary School• Morrow High School• Tara Elementary School• Huie Elementary School• Fountain Elementary School• Riverdale Elementary School• Kemp Elementary School• Northcutt Elementary School• Mount Zion High School• Charles R. Drew High School• Georgia Department of Education• Roberta T. Smith Elementary School• Swint Elementary School• Church Street Elementary School• Jonesboro Middle School• Lovejoy High School• Mundy's Mill High School• Suder Elementary School• Kemp Primary• Arnold Elementary School• Morrow Middle School• Elite Scholars Academy School• Oliver Elementary School• Edmonds Elementary School
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