African American students account for 16% of Harris County Carver Middle School enrollment for 2024-25

Harris County Carver Middle School’s enrollment included 136 African American students for the 2024-25 school year, reflecting a 3.8% increase compared to the prior year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Total enrollment at Harris County Carver Middle School reached 853 students in 2024-25. African American students represented 16% of the student population, making them the school’s second-largest demographic group.

The school operates within the Harris County School District, which is centrally administered in Hamilton.

Of the seven schools in the Harris County School District, Harris County High School had the largest enrollment of African American students in 2024-25, with 290 students.

The National Center for Education Statistics reports that public school students in Georgia are approximately 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 is a continued concern for Georgia’s schools following the pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing at least 10% of school days in 2024, according to the Georgia Department of Education. To address this, GaDOE introduced a statewide initiative that features a real-time attendance dashboard, a public awareness campaign, and additional support for districts most in need to enhance daily student attendance.

In 2025, state lawmakers approved legislation amending school attendance rules to prohibit expulsions based solely on absenteeism. The statute introduces extra reporting duties and coordinates with alternative diploma pathway programs.

As of 2026, the student-to-teacher ratio in Georgia stood at about 14:1, which is ahead of the national average of 15:1.