Brunswick High sees 771 African American students enrolled for 2024-25

In the 2024-25 school year, 771 African American students attended Brunswick High School, reflecting a 0.8% increase from the prior year, figures from the Georgia Department of Education show.

The total school enrollment reached 1,836 students for the 2024-25 period. African American students comprised 42% of the population, representing the largest demographic group at the school.

The school operates as part of the Glynn County School District, whose central office is located in Brunswick.

Brunswick High School recorded the highest number of African American students among Glynn County’s 16 schools in 2024-25, enrolling 771 students in total.

Public schools in Georgia, including more than 1.7 million enrolled students statewide, reported the highest figures at the elementary level, totaling 787,206 students (45.9%). Middle school registration stood at 388,733 students (22.7%), and 539,092 (31.4%) were in high school, according to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report.

Chronic absenteeism is cited as a significant challenge for Georgia schools after the pandemic, with the Georgia Department of Education marking 20.7% of students as missing 10% or more days in 2024. Efforts from GaDOE include a statewide program with an attendance dashboard, an awareness campaign, and extra aid to districts with higher rates, working to improve daily school attendance.

In 2025, state legislators updated Georgia’s school attendance laws, prohibiting expulsion for absenteeism alone while introducing new reporting rules and expanding alternative pathways for students to earn diplomas.

By 2026, the state’s average student-to-teacher ratio stood at about 14:1, an improvement over the national average of 15:1.