Allatoona High enrolls 92 multiracial students for 2024-25

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Allatoona High School registered 92 multiracial students for the 2024-25 school year, marking a 4.2% decline compared to the prior year, data from the Georgia Department of Education shows.

Overall enrollment at Allatoona High reached 1,544 students for 2024-25. Multiracial students comprised 6% of the school’s population, making them the second-smallest demographic at the school.

The school operates as part of the Cobb County School District, which has its central office based in Marietta.

Of the 110 schools in the Cobb County district, Campbell High School reported the largest number of multiracial students enrolled in the 2024-25 term, totaling 149 students.

The National Center for Education Statistics reported that public school students in Georgia identified as 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 remains a significant challenge in Georgia after 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 enacted a statewide initiative featuring a real-time attendance dashboard, a public awareness effort, and specific support for high-need districts to improve daily student attendance.

In 2025, Georgia lawmakers updated attendance laws to prohibit expulsion solely due to absenteeism. The law also introduces new reporting requirements and aligns with programs to help students pursue alternative pathways to a diploma.

As of 2026, Georgia’s average student-teacher ratio stood at 14:1, which is an improvement over the national average of 15:1.

Ethnicities in Allatoona High School in 2024-25 School Year

Multiracial Enrollment at Allatoona High School During Last 15 School Years

School Year Total Enrollment Total multiracial students % of multiracial students
2010-11 1,577 15 1%
2011-12 1,809 18 1%
2012-13 1,731 34 2%
2013-14 1,752 35 2%
2014-15 1,786 35 2%
2015-16 1,734 52 3%
2016-17 1,686 50 3%
2017-18 1,716 51 3%
2018-19 1,702 68 4%
2019-20 1,783 71 4%
2020-21 1,790 71 4%
2021-22 1,718 85 5%
2022-23 1,681 84 5%
2023-24 1,611 96 6%
2024-25 1,544 92 6%
Information in this article was obtained from the Georgia Department of Education. The source data can be found here.


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