Saint Marys Elementary School counts 49 Hispanic students for 2024-25

There were 49 Hispanic students enrolled at Saint Marys Elementary School for the 2024-25 academic year, matching the figure from the prior year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

The school’s total enrollment reached 614 students in 2024-25. Hispanic students represented 8% of the population, making them the second-smallest demographic group in the school.

Saint Marys Elementary School operates under the Camden County School District, which is based in Kingsland.

Camden County High School reported the largest number of Hispanic students in the district’s 12 schools for 2024-25, with 253 enrolled.

The National Center for Education Statistics reports that Georgia’s public school student population is about 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 affect Georgia schools after the pandemic, with 20.7% of students absent for 10% or more of school days in 2024, the Georgia Department of Education states. The department introduced a statewide effort that brings together a real-time attendance dashboard, an awareness campaign and targeted strategies to improve daily attendance.

Georgia legislators in 2025 approved updated school attendance laws that prohibit expulsion based solely on absenteeism. The law also requires additional reporting and coordinates with alternative diploma pathways.

By 2026, Georgia’s average student-to-teacher ratio was approximately 14:1, which tracked better than the national average of 15:1.