White student enrollment drops to 18 at Macon County Elementary for 2024-25

In the 2024-25 school year, Macon County Elementary School had 18 white students enrolled—a decrease of 43.8% from the prior year, based on data from the Georgia Department of Education.

Total enrollment at Macon County Elementary School stood at 465 students in 2024-25. White students accounted for 4% of the school population, making them the third-largest demographic group on campus.

The school, part of the Macon County School District, is administered from the district’s central office in Oglethorpe.

Of the three schools in the district, Macon County Elementary recorded the highest number of white students with 18 during 2024-25.

Georgia public school enrollment surpassed 1.7 million students, as reported in the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. Most students were in elementary grades with 787,206 (45.9%), followed by 388,733 in middle school (22.7%), and 539,092 in high school (31.4%).

Post-pandemic, chronic absenteeism continues to challenge Georgia schools, with 20.7% of all students missing at least 10% of school days in 2024, the Georgia Department of Education reported. To address this, GaDOE introduced a range of measures including an attendance dashboard, an outreach campaign, and targeted support for districts in need to improve attendance rates.

Georgia lawmakers enacted a bill in 2025 to update school attendance laws, prohibiting expulsion solely due to absenteeism. The measure also brought added reporting requirements and enhanced alignment with alternative diploma programs.

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