White students represented 33% of Pleasant Grove Elementary enrollment for 2024-25

Pleasant Grove Elementary School reported 138 white students enrolled for the 2024-25 school year, a 6.1% decrease compared with the prior year, the Georgia Department of Education reported.

Enrollment data indicated the student body at Pleasant Grove Elementary totaled 419 during 2024-25. White students accounted for 33% of the overall population, making this group the school's second-largest.

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

Among the 22 schools within the district, Northwest Whitfield County High School had the district's highest number of white students in 2024-25, enrolling 598.

Georgia's public schools enrolled over 1.7 million students, according to the Georgia Department of Education's Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. The highest enrollment was in elementary grades at 787,206 students (45.9%), followed by middle school with 388,733 students (22.7%), and high school with 539,092 students (31.4%).

The Georgia Department of Education identified chronic absenteeism as a continuing post-pandemic challenge, with 20.7% of students missing at least 10% of school days in 2024. Efforts to address this included launching a statewide initiative featuring a real-time attendance dashboard, awareness programs, and targeted support for districts with the greatest needs to improve attendance rates.

In 2025, the Georgia General Assembly approved changes to attendance laws, prohibiting expulsion based solely on absenteeism. The new law also implements expanded reporting and supports alternative pathways for students to complete graduation requirements.

By 2026, Georgia maintained an average student-to-teacher ratio near 14:1, which was lower than the national average of 15:1.