There were 22 multiracial students enrolled at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in the 2024-25 school year, a 29% decrease from the prior year, reports the Georgia Department of Education.
The school’s total enrollment reached 761 students in 2024-25. Multiracial students accounted for 3% of the population, making them the second-smallest group represented at the school.
Thurgood Marshall Elementary is part of the Clayton County School District, whose main offices are located in Jonesboro.
Across Clayton County School District’s 65 schools, Lovejoy High School had the largest number of multiracial students enrolled in 2024-25, with 59 students registered.
Georgia’s public school enrollment topped 1.7 million students, according to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. The largest portion attended elementary grades at 787,206 (45.9%), followed by 388,733 (22.7%) in middle schools, and 539,092 (31.4%) in high schools.
Chronic absenteeism has remained a key concern in Georgia schools following the pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing 10% or more days in 2024, according to the Georgia Department of Education. The GaDOE responded by implementing a statewide initiative that features a live attendance dashboard, awareness campaign, and provided focused support in districts with the greatest need to improve daily attendance.
In 2025, Georgia lawmakers revised attendance policies by prohibiting expulsion for absenteeism alone. The updated law also introduced new reporting standards and worked with existing dropout recovery programs to help students graduate through alternative options.
As of 2026, Georgia maintained a student-to-teacher ratio near 14:1, which compares favorably with the U.S. average of 15:1.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total multiracial students | % of multiracial students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 824 | 16 | 2% |
| 2011-12 | 854 | 17 | 2% |
| 2012-13 | 831 | 24 | 3% |
| 2013-14 | 856 | 17 | 2% |
| 2014-15 | 915 | 27 | 3% |
| 2015-16 | 927 | 27 | 3% |
| 2016-17 | 904 | 36 | 4% |
| 2017-18 | 891 | 17 | 2% |
| 2018-19 | 846 | 25 | 3% |
| 2019-20 | 846 | 33 | 4% |
| 2020-21 | 752 | 22 | 3% |
| 2021-22 | 752 | 30 | 4% |
| 2022-23 | 763 | 30 | 4% |
| 2023-24 | 787 | 31 | 4% |
| 2024-25 | 761 | 22 | 3% |
