Lower student enrollment in Clarke County School District, following the state’s trend

Richard Woods, State School Superintendent at Georgia Department of Education
Richard Woods, State School Superintendent at Georgia Department of Education
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The only school district in Clarke County faced declining enrollment in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

There were 11,504 students enrolled in Clarke County School District, 0% less than the year before.

Of all students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year, 51% were male, and 49% were female.

The most represented ethnicity among Clarke County School District students was Black, accounting for 44% of the student population.

Clarke County School District has a main office in Athens and is the only school district within Clarke County.

More than 1.7 million students were enrolled in Georgia’s public schools, according to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. Enrollment was highest in elementary grades, with 787,206 students (45.9%), followed by middle school with 388,733 students (22.7%), and high school with 539,092 students (31.4%).

As of 2026, Georgia had an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 14:1, which is better than the national average of 15:1.

Enrollment in Clarke County Over 10 Years

Enrollment in Clarke County Districts During 2024-25 School Year

DistrictTotal enrollment in 2024-25Total enrollment in 2023-24Total % Change
Clarke County School District11,50411,5050%

Information in this article was obtained from the Georgia Department of Education. The source data can be found here.



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