Athens Reporter

There were 6,058 Black students enrolled in Clarke County school in the 2022-23 school year, 3.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Clarke County welcomed 13,951 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 43.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Clarke County, Foothills Charter High School (Central Office - Athens) recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 911 students.

As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. The state has its best student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1 in pre-kindergarten and middle school grades, while high school has an average ratio of 17:1.

School name	% of Black Students	Total Black Students	Total enrollment
Alps Road Elementary School	79%	226	287
Classic City High School	79%	17	22
Howard B. Stroud Elementary School	71%	217	306
Gaines Elementary School	69%	316	459
Hilsman Middle School	58%	350	604
Whit Davis Road Elementary School	49%	180	368
Cedar Shoals High School	48%	668	1,392
Barnett Shoals Elementary School	48%	202	421
Clarke Middle School	46%	318	693
Coile Middle School	46%	291	633
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School	42%	300	716
Winterville Elementary School	42%	135	323
Clarke Central High School	41%	723	1,765
Barrow Elementary School	41%	161	395
Cleveland Road Elementary School	41%	97	239
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School	39%	198	509
Timothy Elementary School	39%	186	477
Fowler Drive Elementary School	37%	124	337
Foothills Charter High School (Central Office - Athens)	35%	911	2,603
Whitehead Road Elementary School	35%	213	611
Chase Street Elementary School	34%	147	433
Judia Jackson Harris Elementary	22%	78	358