There were 700 multiracial students enrolled in Clarke County school in the 2023-24 school year, 1.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.
Data showed that Clarke County welcomed 13,205 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 5.3% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 22 schools in Clarke County, Foothills Charter High School (Central Office – Athens) recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 103 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.
| School name | % of Multiracial Students | Total Multiracial Students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Davis Road Elementary School | 11% | 38 | 350 |
| Cleveland Road Elementary School | 10% | 23 | 234 |
| Timothy Elementary School | 9% | 47 | 523 |
| Barnett Shoals Elementary School | 9% | 40 | 446 |
| Hilsman Middle School | 7% | 42 | 606 |
| Chase Street Elementary School | 7% | 31 | 449 |
| Foothills Charter High School (Central Office – Athens) | 6% | 103 | 1,717 |
| Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School | 6% | 29 | 492 |
| Alps Road Elementary School | 6% | 16 | 281 |
| Clarke Central High School | 5% | 91 | 1,825 |
| Clarke Middle School | 5% | 33 | 668 |
| Gaines Elementary School | 5% | 23 | 465 |
| Winterville Elementary School | 5% | 14 | 293 |
| Classic City High School | 5% | 2 | 48 |
| Cedar Shoals High School | 4% | 59 | 1,491 |
| Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School | 4% | 29 | 732 |
| Whitehead Road Elementary School | 4% | 23 | 594 |
| Barrow Elementary School | 4% | 15 | 395 |
| Howard B. Stroud Elementary School | 4% | 12 | 308 |
| Coile Middle School | 3% | 17 | 597 |
| Fowler Drive Elementary School | 3% | 10 | 347 |
| Judia Jackson Harris Elementary | 1% | 3 | 344 |
