Pleasant Grove Elementary enrolls 12 multiracial students for 2024-25

The school reported 12 multiracial students enrolled for 2024-25—the same number as the prior year, as indicated by the Georgia Department of Education.

Records show that Pleasant Grove Elementary School had a total enrollment of 419 students during the 2024-25 academic year, with multiracial students representing 3% of the population, making them one of the smallest groups attending the school.

Pleasant Grove Elementary is part of Whitfield County School District, headquartered in Dalton.

Out of 22 schools within the Whitfield County School District, Northwest Whitfield County High School had the highest number of multiracial students in 2024-25, totaling 42.

Data from the National Center for Education Statistics indicated that public school students in Georgia consisted of approximately 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 has remained a challenge in Georgia schools since the pandemic, with the Georgia Department of Education reporting that 20.7% of students were absent for at least 10% of school days in 2024. To address this, GaDOE began a broad initiative featuring a real-time attendance dashboard, a public awareness drive, and targeted interventions for districts with the highest needs to improve regular attendance.

Georgia lawmakers adopted legislation in 2025 to revise school attendance policies, barring expulsion solely for attendance concerns. The updated law introduces stricter reporting standards and complements programs designed to offer alternative diploma pathways to students.

By 2026, the average student-to-teacher ratio in Georgia was around 14:1, which was an improvement when compared to the national average of 15:1.