African American students represented 48% of Garrett Middle School enrollment for 2024-25

In the 2024-25 school year, Garrett Middle School reported enrolling 429 African American students, a 7.3% decrease compared with the prior year, as indicated by the Georgia Department of Education.

Total enrollment at Garrett Middle School reached 895 students in 2024-25. Within this group, African American students comprised 48%, marking them as the largest demographic at the school.

Garrett Middle School operates under Cobb County School District, which is managed from its central office in Marietta.

Across Cobb County School District’s 110 schools, McEachern High School had the largest number of African American students in the 2024-25 school year, totaling 1,389.

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

Georgia has continued to address chronic absenteeism, which rose after the pandemic. Statewide, 20.7% of students missed at least 10% of school days in 2024, the Georgia Department of Education reported. A statewide effort from GaDOE features a real-time attendance dashboard, public awareness initiative, and increased support for districts with high needs to encourage regular attendance.

In 2025, the Georgia General Assembly amended attendance laws to prohibit expulsions based solely on absenteeism and added more data reporting requirements. The law also aligns with programs supporting diploma attainment through alternative options.

As of 2026, Georgia reported an average student-to-teacher ratio of about 14:1, an improvement over the national average of 15:1.