Eastbrook Middle School reports 6 Asian students enrolled for 2024-25

Six Asian students were counted among Eastbrook Middle School’s enrollment for the 2024-25 school year, Georgia Department of Education data show. Georgia Department of Education.

The total student body at Eastbrook Middle School reached 622 for the 2024-25 school year. Asian students accounted for 1% of the enrollment, making them one of the smallest demographic groups on campus.

Eastbrook Middle School is part of the Whitfield County School District, with administrative offices based in Dalton.

Among the 22 schools in Whitfield County School District, Northwest Whitfield County High School and Coahulla Creek High School each reported the highest Asian student enrollment for 2024-25, with 10 students each.

According to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report, public schools statewide enrolled over 1.7 million students. Most students attended elementary grades (787,206 or 45.9%), while 388,733 attended middle school (22.7%), and 539,092 were enrolled in high school (31.4%).

The issue of chronic absenteeism continues in Georgia schools after the pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing 10% or more of school days in 2024, as reported by the Georgia Department of Education. In response, GaDOE initiated new measures including a real-time attendance dashboard, a public outreach campaign, and specialized assistance for districts most affected.

Georgia lawmakers in 2025 updated school attendance laws, prohibiting expulsion solely due to absenteeism. The changes also require additional reporting and support alternative programs for diploma completion.

For 2026, Georgia’s student-to-teacher ratio averaged about 14:1, which surpasses the national average of 15:1.

Information in this article was obtained from the Georgia Department of Education. The source data can be found here.