Lindley Middle School sees 26 multiracial students enrolled for 2024-25

Lindley Middle School had 26 multiracial students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year, unchanged from the prior year, based on data from the Georgia Department of Education.

Total enrollment at Lindley Middle School reached 888 students for 2024-25. Multiracial students accounted for 3% of the population, marking them as the smallest demographic group at the school.

The campus, part of Cobb County School District, is centrally administered from Marietta.

Within Cobb County School District’s 110 schools, Campbell High School reported the largest number of multiracial enrollees in 2024-25, with 149 students.

Statewide, Georgia public schools reported enrollment exceeding 1.7 million students, according to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 publication. The largest share attended elementary schools at 787,206 students (45.9%), followed by 388,733 in middle schools (22.7%), and 539,092 in high schools (31.4%).

Georgia continues to face high chronic absenteeism post-pandemic, with 20.7% of students absent for 10% or more school days in 2024, the Georgia Department of Education reported. In answer, GaDOE introduced new initiatives including a real-time attendance dashboard, awareness campaigns, and specialized aid for districts with increased daily attendance challenges.

In 2025, Georgia legislators approved an updated attendance law prohibiting expulsion based solely on absenteeism. The reform also brings expanded reporting rules and supports alternative diploma pathways for students.

For 2026, Georgia’s average student-to-teacher ratio was about 14:1, which is more favorable than the 15:1 national average.