Mountain View High School reported an enrollment of 480 white students for the 2024-25 school year, an 18.1% decrease from the prior year, data from the Georgia Department of Education shows.
The school’s overall enrollment reached 2,186 students for 2024-25. White students accounted for 22% of the enrolled population, marking them as the third-largest demographic group at the school.
Mountain View High is part of the Gwinnett County School District, with central administration based in Lawrenceville.
Out of the 140 schools in the Gwinnett County School District, North Gwinnett High School recorded the district’s highest number of white student enrollments for 2024-25, with 1,113 students.
Georgia public schools saw enrollment above 1.7 million, according to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. Elementary grades led with 787,206 students (45.9%), followed by 388,733 in middle schools (22.7%) and 539,092 in high schools (31.4%).
Post-pandemic, chronic absenteeism has become a significant challenge in Georgia, with 20.7% of students missing at least 10% of school days in 2024, the Georgia Department of Education reported. In response, GaDOE unveiled a statewide strategy featuring a real-time attendance dashboard, a public awareness campaign and targeted assistance for the highest-need districts to help raise daily attendance rates.
In 2025, Georgia revised its attendance laws to prevent expulsions solely due to absenteeism. The law also mandates additional reporting and enhances programs that offer alternative diploma pathways for students.
By 2026, Georgia’s average student-teacher ratio stood at approximately 14:1, an improvement over the national average of 15:1.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total white students | % of white students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 1,658 | 779 | 47% |
| 2011-12 | 1,844 | 885 | 48% |
| 2012-13 | 1,955 | 957 | 49% |
| 2013-14 | 1,975 | 967 | 49% |
| 2014-15 | 2,060 | 947 | 46% |
| 2015-16 | 2,069 | 910 | 44% |
| 2016-17 | 2,395 | 958 | 40% |
| 2017-18 | 2,575 | 978 | 38% |
| 2018-19 | 2,597 | 908 | 35% |
| 2019-20 | 2,648 | 873 | 33% |
| 2020-21 | 2,703 | 864 | 32% |
| 2021-22 | 2,788 | 780 | 28% |
| 2022-23 | 2,274 | 636 | 28% |
| 2023-24 | 2,257 | 586 | 26% |
| 2024-25 | 2,186 | 480 | 22% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Georgia Department of Education. The source data can be found here.
