In the 2024-25 school year, Colham Ferry Elementary School enrolled 40 Hispanic students, unchanged from the prior year, drawing on data from the Georgia Department of Education.
Total enrollment at Colham Ferry Elementary School reached 573 during the 2024-25 school year. This includes Hispanic students, who represented 7% of all students, making them the school’s second-largest demographic group.
The school, part of the Oconee County School District, is centrally administered in Watkinsville.
North Oconee High School had the highest number of Hispanic students by enrollment in the Oconee County School District for 2024-25, with 114 students.
Statewide, Georgia public schools enrolled over 1.7 million students, per the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. Elementary schools made up the largest group, with 787,206 students (45.9%), while middle school enrollments totaled 388,733 (22.7%) and high schools enrolled 539,092 (31.4%).
Reports indicate chronic absenteeism continues as a significant concern for Georgia schools after the pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing at least 10% of their school days in 2024, according to state education officials. To address this, the Georgia Department of Education introduced new statewide measures, such as a real-time attendance dashboard, a statewide awareness campaign, and targeted aid for high-risk districts to boost attendance.
A bill approved by Georgia lawmakers in 2025 revised school attendance rules to prohibit expulsion based solely on absenteeism. These changes also mandate more reporting and support alternative diploma options for qualifying students.
By 2026, Georgia reported an average student-teacher ratio of about 14:1, which outperformed the national average of 15:1.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total Hispanic students | % of Hispanic students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 507 | 25 | 5% |
| 2011-12 | 516 | 20 | 4% |
| 2012-13 | 541 | 21 | 4% |
| 2013-14 | 515 | 20 | 4% |
| 2014-15 | 519 | 25 | 5% |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 21 | 4% |
| 2016-17 | 554 | 27 | 5% |
| 2017-18 | 555 | 33 | 6% |
| 2018-19 | 574 | 34 | 6% |
| 2019-20 | 588 | 35 | 6% |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 27 | 5% |
| 2021-22 | 554 | 33 | 6% |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 35 | 6% |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 40 | 7% |
| 2024-25 | 573 | 40 | 7% |
