White students accounted for 47% of Futral Road Elementary enrollment in 2024-25

Keith L. Simmons, Superintendent Griffin-Spalding County School District
Keith L. Simmons, Superintendent Griffin-Spalding County School District
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In the 2024-25 school year, Futral Road Elementary School had 257 white students enrolled, which was a 13.2% decrease compared with the prior year, reports from the Georgia Department of Education show.

The total enrollment for Futral Road Elementary School in the 2024-25 school year reached 548 students. Of these, white students comprised 47% — the largest represented group at the school.

The campus is part of the Griffin-Spalding County School District, with administrative offices headquartered in Griffin.

Within the 18 schools in Griffin-Spalding County School District, Spalding High School enrolled the largest number of white students for 2024-25, with 423 reported.

As indicated by the National Center for Education Statistics, statewide demographic figures among Georgia’s public school students have been 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.

The issue of chronic absenteeism continues in Georgia following the pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing at least 10% of school days in 2024, the Georgia Department of Education reported. In response, the Georgia Department of Education rolled out a statewide initiative that includes a real-time attendance dashboard, a public outreach campaign, and targeted support for areas with the highest need to improve daily participation.

In 2025, state lawmakers amended attendance statutes to prohibit expulsion exclusively for absenteeism. The new law adds reporting requirements and aligns with programs designed to allow students to complete diploma requirements by alternate means.

As of 2026, the statewide student-to-teacher ratio in Georgia stood at approximately 14:1, which is lower than the national ratio of 15:1.

Ethnicities in Futral Road Elementary School in 2024-25 School Year

White Enrollment at Futral Road Elementary School During Last 15 School Years

School Year Total Enrollment Total white students % of white students
2010-11 677 487 72%
2011-12 663 470 71%
2012-13 611 421 69%
2013-14 589 406 69%
2014-15 602 385 64%
2015-16 580 377 65%
2016-17 584 373 64%
2017-18 599 371 62%
2018-19 616 381 62%
2019-20 645 412 64%
2020-21 569 341 60%
2021-22 557 311 56%
2022-23 567 300 53%
2023-24 581 296 51%
2024-25 548 257 47%
Information in this article comes from the Georgia Department of Education. The original data source is available here.


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