Crisp County Middle School enrolls 28 multiracial students for 2024-25

In the 2024-25 school year, Crisp County Middle School enrolled 28 multiracial students, reflecting a 3.4% decrease compared to the prior year, as reported by the Georgia Department of Education.

Total student enrollment reached 707 at Crisp County Middle School during 2024-25. Of that number, multiracial students represented 4% of the population, making them the second-smallest student group.

Crisp County Middle School operates within Crisp County School District, which has its central office in Cordele.

Across the district’s four schools, Crisp County Primary School had the highest multiracial enrollment in 2024-25, with 48 students.

Statewide, more than 1.7 million students attended Georgia’s public schools, according to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. Elementary grades had the largest enrollment at 787,206 students (45.9%), followed by middle schools with 388,733 (22.7%), and high schools with 539,092 (31.4%).

Georgia schools continue to face high rates of chronic absenteeism post-pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing at least 10% of school days in 2024, according to the Georgia Department of Education. In response, GaDOE introduced a statewide effort that features a real-time attendance dashboard, a public awareness campaign, and additional support for districts with greater need to encourage daily attendance.

Georgia lawmakers passed an updated school attendance law in 2025, prohibiting expulsion solely for absenteeism. The new law also sets updated reporting rules and supports initiatives that enable students to earn diplomas through alternate routes.

By 2026, Georgia’s average student-to-teacher ratio was about 14:1, better than the national average of 15:1.