Clarke County Education: 3,161 white students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

Richard Woods State School Superintendent
Richard Woods State School Superintendent
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There were 3,161 white students enrolled in Clarke County school in the 2023-24 school year, 11.2% less 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, white students comprised 23.9% of the student body to be the third 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 white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 738 students.

As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. The state has its best student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1 in pre-kindergarten and middle school grades, while high school has an average ratio of 17:1.

Ethnicities in Clarke County in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Clarke County During 2023-24 School Year

School name % of White Students Total White Students Total enrollment
Chase Street Elementary School 49% 220 449
Foothills Charter High School (Central Office – Athens) 43% 738 1,717
Barrow Elementary School 42% 165 395
Clarke Middle School 37% 247 668
Timothy Elementary School 36% 188 523
Barnett Shoals Elementary School 30% 133 446
Clarke Central High School 27% 492 1,825
Whit Davis Road Elementary School 25% 87 350
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School 24% 118 492
Hilsman Middle School 20% 121 606
Winterville Elementary School 20% 58 293
Cleveland Road Elementary School 19% 44 234
Whitehead Road Elementary School 16% 95 594
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School 15% 109 732
Cedar Shoals High School 13% 193 1,491
Classic City High School 10% 4 48
Fowler Drive Elementary School 8% 27 347
Coile Middle School 7% 41 597
Gaines Elementary School 7% 32 465
Howard B. Stroud Elementary School 6% 18 308
Judia Jackson Harris Elementary 5% 17 344
Alps Road Elementary School 5% 14 281


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