In the 2024-25 school year, Morrow Middle School enrolled 15 white students—a 114.3% increase compared to the prior year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.
Total enrollment at Morrow Middle School reached 799 students for 2024-25. White students represented 2% of that number, making them the school’s second-smallest demographic group.
Morrow Middle School operates within the Clayton County School District, which has a central office based in Jonesboro.
Of all 65 schools in the Clayton County School District, Jonesboro High School reported the largest number of white students in the 2024-25 school year, enrolling 47.
Georgia’s public schools enrolled more than 1.7 million students, the Georgia Department of Education Fiscal Year 2026-1 report shows. The greatest portion attended elementary school with 787,206 students (45.9%), followed by 388,733 middle school students (22.7%), and 539,092 in high school (31.4%).
Chronic absenteeism continues to challenge Georgia schools in the years following the pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing 10% or more school days in 2024, per statistics from the Georgia Department of Education. In response, the GaDOE rolled out a state initiative including a real-time attendance dashboard, an awareness campaign, and focused support for districts in greatest need to improve attendance rates.
In 2025, state lawmakers in Georgia updated school attendance legislation to prohibit expulsion solely on grounds of absenteeism. The law also includes new reporting mandates and coordinates with programs designed to support diploma attainment through alternative pathways.
By 2026, Georgia’s average student-to-teacher ratio was about 14:1, below the national average of 15:1.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total white students | % of white students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 753 | 30 | 4% |
| 2011-12 | 742 | 22 | 3% |
| 2012-13 | 716 | 21 | 3% |
| 2013-14 | 675 | 20 | 3% |
| 2014-15 | 710 | 14 | 2% |
| 2015-16 | 763 | 15 | 2% |
| 2016-17 | 797 | 15 | 2% |
| 2017-18 | 900 | 18 | 2% |
| 2018-19 | 956 | 19 | 2% |
| 2019-20 | 944 | 18 | 2% |
| 2020-21 | 924 | 18 | 2% |
| 2021-22 | 861 | 8 | 1% |
| 2022-23 | 791 | 15 | 2% |
| 2023-24 | 764 | 7 | 1% |
| 2024-25 | 799 | 15 | 2% |
