In the 2024-25 school year, Washington-Wilkes Middle School enrolled 16 multiracial students, a number that dropped 20% compared with the prior year, data from the Georgia Department of Education show.
The school’s total enrollment reached 282 students in the 2024-25 school year. Multiracial students represented 6% of the school’s student body, the second smallest group at the school.
The campus is part of the Wilkes County School District with its central office in Washington.
Washington-Wilkes Primary School, one of four schools in the Wilkes County School District, had the largest multiracial student enrollment for the 2024-25 school year with 22 students.
Statewide, more than 1.7 million students attended public schools in Georgia, according to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. The largest share attended elementary schools with 787,206 students (45.9%), followed by 388,733 in middle schools (22.7%) and 539,092 in high schools (31.4%).
In Georgia, 20.7% of students missed 10% or more school days in 2024, indicating chronic absenteeism remains elevated following the pandemic, according to the Georgia Department of Education. The Georgia Department of Education launched an initiative with a real-time attendance dashboard, public awareness effort and targeted support for high-need districts to address attendance rates.
A bill passed by Georgia lawmakers in 2025 updated state attendance laws to prohibit expulsion for absenteeism alone. The law created new reporting rules and supports programs allowing alternative paths for students to complete diplomas.
As of 2026, Georgia’s average student-teacher ratio was about 14:1, surpassing the national ratio of 15:1.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total multiracial students | % of multiracial students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 372 | 3 | 1% |
| 2011-12 | 376 | 11 | 3% |
| 2012-13 | 379 | 18 | 5% |
| 2013-14 | 379 | 18 | 5% |
| 2014-15 | 368 | 18 | 5% |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 24 | 7% |
| 2016-17 | 330 | 23 | 7% |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 16 | 5% |
| 2018-19 | 329 | 13 | 4% |
| 2019-20 | 336 | 13 | 4% |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 13 | 4% |
| 2021-22 | 319 | 22 | 7% |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 30 | 10% |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 20 | 7% |
| 2024-25 | 282 | 16 | 6% |
