West Jackson Elementary School reports enrollment of 10 American Indian or Alaska Native students for 2024-25

Reports from the Georgia Department of Education indicate that West Jackson Elementary School enrolled 10 American Indian or Alaska Native students for the 2024-25 school year.

Total enrollment at the school reached 1,020 students in the 2024-25 school year. American Indian or Alaska Native students comprised 1% of the student population, making up the smallest demographic group at the school.

The school, situated within Jackson County School District, has a central office based in Jefferson.

West Jackson Elementary School had the largest number of American Indian or Alaska Native students in Jackson County School District’s 10 schools for the 2024-25 school year, with 10 students.

The National Center for Education Statistics reports that the racial and ethnic breakdown of Georgia’s public school students is roughly 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 significant challenge in Georgia schools following the pandemic, with 20.7% of students marked absent for 10% or more of school days in 2024, the Georgia Department of Education reports. To address this, GaDOE introduced new measures such as a real-time attendance dashboard, an outreach campaign, and additional support targeting districts with high levels of absenteeism to improve student attendance rates.

In 2025, legislators in Georgia revised attendance laws to prohibit expulsion for absenteeism alone. The revised law establishes new requirements for reporting and supports programs that assist students in earning diplomas through various pathways.

Data from 2026 shows Georgia maintained an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 14:1, an improvement compared to the national average of 15:1.