White student enrollment reaches 488 at Nebo Elementary for 2024-25

White student enrollment at Nebo Elementary School climbed to 488 for the 2024-25 school year, representing a 4.3% rise compared to the prior year, Georgia Department of Education reports indicate.

Total student enrollment at Nebo Elementary stood at 857 in the 2024-25 school year. White students comprised 57% of the population, forming the school’s largest demographic group.

The campus is part of Paulding County School District, with the district’s administrative office located in Dallas.

Across the 33 schools in the Paulding County School District, North Paulding High School had the largest number of enrolled white students for 2024-25, totaling 1,699.

The Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report stated that public school enrollment across Georgia exceeded 1.7 million students. The elementary level accounted for the highest enrollment—787,206 students (45.9%)—with middle schools at 388,733 (22.7%) and high schools at 539,092 (31.4%).

Chronic absenteeism remains an ongoing issue in Georgia schools following the pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing 10% or more school days in 2024, per the Georgia Department of Education. In an effort to address the challenge, the department began a statewide initiative featuring a real-time attendance dashboard, awareness efforts, and additional resources for the most affected districts to improve attendance rates.

During 2025, Georgia legislators approved updates to school attendance laws, prohibiting expulsion solely for absenteeism. The changes include new reporting obligations and support for diploma pathways through alternative programs.

By 2026, Georgia’s average student-to-teacher ratio was about 14:1, outperforming the national average of 15:1.