Dooly County Middle School enrolls 149 African American students for 2024-25

In the 2024-25 school year, Dooly County Middle School had 149 African American students enrolled, representing an 11.3% decrease from the prior year, as reported by the Georgia Department of Education.

The school reported a total enrollment of 233 students for 2024-25, with African American students comprising 64% of its population. This made them the largest demographic group at the school.

Dooly County Middle School is part of the Dooly County School District, which has its central office in Vienna.

Out of the three schools in Dooly County School District, Dooly County Elementary School had the largest enrollment of African American students for 2024-25, totaling 291 students.

Georgia’s public schools enrolled over 1.7 million students, based on the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. Enrollment peaked in the elementary grades with 787,206 students (45.9%), followed by middle schools at 388,733 (22.7%), and high schools with 539,092 (31.4%).

Following the pandemic, chronic absenteeism has continued to challenge Georgia schools, as 20.7% of students missed at least 10% of school days in 2024, the Georgia Department of Education reported. The Georgia Department of Education responded with a statewide plan that includes a real-time attendance dashboard, an awareness campaign, and enhanced support for districts with greater need.

For 2025, Georgia updated its attendance laws, prohibiting expulsion based solely on absenteeism. The law also sets new reporting standards and supports programs for alternative diploma pathways.

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