Reports from the Georgia Department of Education show that Clay-Harmony Leland Elementary School recorded 58 white students in the 2024-25 school year, representing a 10.8% decline compared to the prior year.
The total student body at Clay-Harmony Leland Elementary School was 978 for 2024-25. White students made up 6% of the enrollment, the second-smallest ethnic group in the school.
This school is part of the Cobb County School District, based in Marietta.
Within Cobb County School District’s 110 schools, Walton High School had the largest number of white students in the 2024-25 academic year, with 1,561 enrolled.
Statewide, public school enrollment in Georgia exceeded 1.7 million students, based on the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. Of this total, elementary schools had 787,206 students (45.9%), while middle schools reported 388,733 students (22.7%), and high schools enrolled 539,092 students (31.4%).
Chronic absenteeism continues to affect many Georgia schools after the pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing 10% or more days of school in 2024, according to the Georgia Department of Education. To address this, the GaDOE launched initiatives including an attendance dashboard, awareness campaign, and enhanced assistance for high-need districts.
In 2025, state lawmakers revised school attendance policies, prohibiting expulsion based solely on absenteeism and introducing new reporting requirements while ensuring access to alternative diploma pathways.
Georgia’s average student-to-teacher ratio in 2026 was about 14:1, better than the national average of 15:1, according to Public School Review.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total white students | % of white students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 950 | 76 | 8% |
| 2021-22 | 947 | 75 | 8% |
| 2022-23 | 917 | 64 | 7% |
| 2023-24 | 929 | 65 | 7% |
| 2024-25 | 978 | 58 | 6% |
