Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary sees 39% Hispanic enrollment in 2024-25

In the 2024-25 school year, Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School recorded an enrollment of 198 Hispanic students, an increase of 18.6% over the prior year, reports from the Georgia Department of Education show.

The school’s overall student count was 510 for the 2024-25 school year. Hispanic students comprised 39% of all enrollees, representing the largest demographic group in the school.

Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary is part of the Clarke County School District, headquartered in Athens.

Across Clarke County School District’s 21 schools, Cedar Shoals High School reported the largest number of Hispanic students in 2024-25, with 518 students enrolled.

The National Center for Education Statistics reported that Georgia’s public school population was about 36.4% Black, 35.9% white, 18.1% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4.6% multiracial, 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.1% Pacific Islander.

Chronic absenteeism continues to challenge Georgia schools after the pandemic. In 2024, 20.7% of students missed at least 10% of school days, data from the Georgia Department of Education showed. To address this, the Georgia Department of Education launched a statewide effort including a real-time attendance dashboard, outreach campaigns, and focused support for schools with high rates of absenteeism.

Georgia lawmakers passed legislation in 2025 updating school attendance regulations, prohibiting expulsion based solely on absenteeism and instituting new reporting rules. The law also links with initiatives aimed at providing students alternative paths to complete their diplomas. Full details are available from the Georgia legislature.

By 2026, Georgia had a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14:1, an improvement over the national average of 15:1.