Oglethorpe County Elementary enrolled 62 African American students for 2024-25

For the 2024-25 school year, Oglethorpe County Elementary School had an enrollment of 62 African American students, a decrease of 3.1% compared with the prior year, Georgia Department of Education data shows. The Georgia Department of Education provided the enrollment figures.

Records indicate that the school’s total enrollment reached 523 students for 2024-25. Of these, African American students accounted for 12% of the population, making them the third-largest group in the school.

Oglethorpe County Elementary School is part of the Oglethorpe County School District, with a district office located in Lexington.

Oglethorpe County High School logged the largest number of African American students in the district in 2024-25, enrolling 119 students that year.

According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, the statewide public school student demographic in Georgia 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 has persisted as a concern in Georgia following the pandemic, with the Georgia Department of Education reporting that 20.7% of students were chronically absent—defined as missing 10% or more of school days—in 2024. In response, state officials initiated a campaign featuring an attendance dashboard, outreach efforts, and special programs for high-priority districts.

In 2025, legislators updated Georgia’s school attendance statutes to prohibit expulsions based exclusively on absenteeism. The law introduced new reporting requirements and worked to facilitate alternative paths to graduation.

For 2026, Georgia’s public schools reported an average student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 14:1, lower than the national average of 15:1, according to public school statistics.