Commerce Elementary School sees 58 Hispanic students enrolled for 2024-25

In the 2024-25 school year, Commerce Elementary School recorded an enrollment of 58 Hispanic students, marking a 28.9% rise from the prior year, as reported by the Georgia Department of Education.

Total student enrollment at Commerce Elementary School was 324 for the 2024-25 school year. Hispanic students accounted for 18% of the overall population, making them the second-largest student group within the school.

The school belongs to the Commerce City School District, which operates from a central office in Commerce.

Of the four schools in the Commerce City School District, Commerce Middle School and Commerce High School reported the largest numbers of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, each with 104 Hispanic enrollees.

Georgia public school enrollment surpassed 1.7 million students, according to the Fiscal Year 2026-1 report from the Georgia Department of Education. The largest portion of students were in elementary grades with 787,206 (45.9%), followed by 388,733 (22.7%) in middle school and 539,092 (31.4%) in high school.

The Georgia Department of Education found that in 2024, 20.7% of students were chronically absent, defined as missing 10% or more of school days after the pandemic. In an effort to address the issue, GaDOE introduced several statewide initiatives, including a real-time attendance dashboard, public awareness campaigns, and focused resources for schools with significant needs to improve student attendance rates.

Legislation was passed in 2025 by Georgia lawmakers to amend school attendance requirements, prohibiting expulsion solely for absenteeism. The legislation established new data reporting standards and made provisions for students pursuing alternative diploma routes.

By 2026, Georgia recorded an average student-to-teacher ratio near 14:1, which is lower than the national rate of 15:1.