Athens Reporter

There were seven Native American students enrolled in Clarke County school in the 2022-23 school year, 75% more 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, Native American students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Clarke County, Gaines Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of four 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 Native American Students	Total Native American Students	Total enrollment
Gaines Elementary School	1%	4	459
Barrow Elementary School	1%	3	395
Foothills Charter High School (Central Office - Athens)	0%	0	2,603
Clarke Central High School	0%	0	1,765
Cedar Shoals High School	0%	0	1,392
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School	0%	0	716
Clarke Middle School	0%	0	693
Coile Middle School	0%	0	633
Whitehead Road Elementary School	0%	0	611
Hilsman Middle School	0%	0	604
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School	0%	0	509
Timothy Elementary School	0%	0	477
Chase Street Elementary School	0%	0	433
Barnett Shoals Elementary School	0%	0	421
Whit Davis Road Elementary School	0%	0	368
Judia Jackson Harris Elementary	0%	0	358
Fowler Drive Elementary School	0%	0	337
Winterville Elementary School	0%	0	323
Howard B. Stroud Elementary School	0%	0	306
Alps Road Elementary School	0%	0	287
Cleveland Road Elementary School	0%	0	239
Classic City High School	0%	0	22