In the 2024-25 school year, Harmony Elementary School enrolled 41 multiracial students, a 6.8% decrease compared with the prior year, based on data from the Georgia Department of Education.
The school’s total enrollment reached 597 students that year. Multiracial students represented 7% of the enrollment, marking them as the smallest demographic group at the school.
Harmony Elementary is part of the Gwinnett County School District, which has its central office in Lawrenceville.
Of the 140 schools in the Gwinnett County School District, Brookwood High School had the highest multiracial student enrollment for 2024-25, with 187 students.
The Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report showed total public school enrollment exceeded 1.7 million students. Elementary grades had the largest share with 787,206 students (45.9%), followed by 388,733 in middle school (22.7%) and 539,092 in high school (31.4%).
Chronic absenteeism is still a significant concern for Georgia schools after the pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing at least 10% of school days in 2024, the Georgia Department of Education reported. In response, GaDOE launched a statewide effort featuring a real-time attendance dashboard, publicity campaigns, and targeted support for districts facing the greatest challenges in improving daily attendance.
In 2025, Georgia legislators approved updates to school attendance laws barring expulsions solely for absenteeism. The law also introduced new reporting requirements and streamlined alignment with alternative diploma completion programs.
By 2026, Georgia’s student-to-teacher ratio was about 14:1, better than the national average of 15:1.
Note: Due to potential gaps in the available data, reported percentages may not total exactly 100%.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total multiracial students | % of multiracial students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 630 | 31 | 5% |
| 2011-12 | 598 | 29 | 5% |
| 2012-13 | 600 | 30 | 5% |
| 2013-14 | 585 | 29 | 5% |
| 2014-15 | 587 | 29 | 5% |
| 2015-16 | 606 | 30 | 5% |
| 2016-17 | 545 | 27 | 5% |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 21 | 4% |
| 2018-19 | 571 | 17 | 3% |
| 2019-20 | 526 | 21 | 4% |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 27 | 5% |
| 2021-22 | 600 | 36 | 6% |
| 2022-23 | 619 | 37 | 6% |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 44 | 7% |
| 2024-25 | 597 | 41 | 7% |
Information in this article comes from the Georgia Department of Education. You can find the source data here.
