White students account for 9% of Mableton Elementary enrollment in 2024-25

Mableton Elementary School had 82 white students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year, which represents an 11.8% decrease compared to the prior year, the Georgia Department of Education reported.

According to the data, Mableton Elementary School had a total of 912 students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year. White students constituted 9% of the overall student population, ranking as the third-largest demographic group at the school.

This school is part of Cobb County School District and is centrally administered from Marietta.

Of the 110 schools in Cobb County School District, Walton High School reported the highest number of white students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year, with 1,561 students.

The National Center for Education Statistics detailed that Georgia’s public school student body comprised 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 continues to be a significant concern across Georgia schools post-pandemic. In 2024, 20.7% of students were absent for 10% or more of school days, according to the Georgia Department of Education. To address attendance, the GaDOE began a statewide initiative that includes a real-time attendance dashboard, expanded public awareness efforts, and specialized resources for districts with high chronic absence rates.

State legislators in Georgia updated school attendance laws in 2025, enacting a measure to eliminate student expulsion based solely on absenteeism. The law also implemented new reporting criteria and coordinated with alternative diploma programs for students.

By 2026, Georgia’s student-to-teacher ratio was about 14:1, which shows an improvement compared to the nationwide ratio of 15:1.