In the 2024-25 school year, Northwest Laurens Elementary School had 32 Hispanic students enrolled, which marked a 20% decrease compared to the prior year, reports from the Georgia Department of Education show.
According to the data, the total enrollment at Northwest Laurens Elementary reached 812 students in 2024-25. Hispanic students represented 4% of the school’s population, making them one of the smallest demographic groups at the school.
Located in Laurens County School District, Northwest Laurens Elementary is administered from the district’s central office in Dublin.
Across Laurens County School District’s eight schools, West Laurens High School recorded the highest number of Hispanic students for 2024-25, totaling 62 students.
Georgia’s public school enrollment exceeded 1.7 million students, according to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. The largest enrollment numbers 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%).
Chronic absenteeism is still a significant concern in Georgia following the pandemic. The Georgia Department of Education reported that 20.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days in 2024. In response, the state launched a new initiative with a real-time attendance dashboard, a public awareness campaign, and targeted interventions for districts with high absentee rates.
In 2025, state lawmakers revised school attendance laws, prohibiting expulsion solely for absenteeism. The updated law includes additional reporting rules and supports programs offering alternative paths to a diploma.
By 2026, Georgia recorded an average student-to-teacher ratio of about 14:1, which is an improvement over the national ratio of 15:1.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total Hispanic students | % of Hispanic students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 1,014 | 10 | 1% |
| 2011-12 | 1,047 | 10 | 1% |
| 2012-13 | 1,040 | 10 | 1% |
| 2013-14 | 1,055 | 10 | 1% |
| 2014-15 | 993 | 9 | 1% |
| 2015-16 | 914 | 9 | 1% |
| 2016-17 | 872 | 8 | 1% |
| 2017-18 | 883 | 8 | 1% |
| 2018-19 | 869 | 8 | 1% |
| 2019-20 | 861 | 17 | 2% |
| 2020-21 | 820 | 16 | 2% |
| 2021-22 | 839 | 25 | 3% |
| 2022-23 | 839 | 33 | 4% |
| 2023-24 | 815 | 40 | 5% |
| 2024-25 | 812 | 32 | 4% |
