In the 2024-25 school year, Saint Marys Elementary School had 67 multiracial students enrolled, representing a 21.8% increase compared to the prior year, data from the Georgia Department of Education showed.
Total enrollment at Saint Marys Elementary School reached 614 for the 2024-25 school year, with multiracial students comprising 11% of the population—the third-largest ethnic group in the school.
The school operates within the Camden County School District, which has its administrative offices in Kingsland.
Camden County High School reported the highest multiracial student enrollment within the Camden County School District for the 2024-25 school year, totaling 253 students among its 12 schools.
Georgia public schools enrolled over 1.7 million students according to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. Elementary students numbered 787,206 (45.9%), middle school enrollment reached 388,733 (22.7%), and high school counted 539,092 (31.4%).
Chronic absenteeism persists in Georgia schools post-pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing at least 10% of school days in 2024, the Georgia Department of Education reported. To address this, GaDOE introduced various initiatives including a real-time attendance dashboard, a public awareness effort, and targeted assistance to districts with higher needs in boosting attendance.
In 2025, Georgia legislators approved a bill amending school attendance laws by eliminating expulsions exclusively due to absenteeism. The law also implements new reporting obligations and supports alternatives that help students earn diplomas on different academic tracks.
By 2026, Georgia’s average student-to-teacher ratio was about 14:1, lower than the national average of 15:1.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total multiracial students | % of multiracial students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 638 | 51 | 8% |
| 2011-12 | 587 | 41 | 7% |
| 2012-13 | 582 | 40 | 7% |
| 2013-14 | 570 | 39 | 7% |
| 2014-15 | 627 | 37 | 6% |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 43 | 7% |
| 2016-17 | 612 | 55 | 9% |
| 2017-18 | 629 | 62 | 10% |
| 2018-19 | 602 | 60 | 10% |
| 2019-20 | 584 | 58 | 10% |
| 2020-21 | 572 | 57 | 10% |
| 2021-22 | 558 | 50 | 9% |
| 2022-23 | 560 | 50 | 9% |
| 2023-24 | 554 | 55 | 10% |
| 2024-25 | 614 | 67 | 11% |
