Cedartown High School counted 589 Hispanic students for 2024-25

In the 2024-25 school year, Cedartown High School had 589 Hispanic students enrolled, marking a 1% decrease from the prior year, reports the Georgia Department of Education.

Overall enrollment at Cedartown High School reached 1,439 students for 2024-25. Hispanic students represented 41% of this population, making them the second-largest demographic group at the school.

The high school is part of Polk County School District, whose central office is in Cedartown.

Cedartown High School led the 11 schools in Polk County School District with the highest number of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, registering 589 students.

The National Center for Education Statistics reported that in Georgia, public school enrollment was about 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 persisted after the pandemic, with 20.7% of Georgia students missing 10% or more school days in 2024, according to the Georgia Department of Education. To address this, GaDOE introduced a statewide campaign featuring a real-time attendance dashboard, a public awareness effort, and targeted aid for districts with the greatest needs to encourage daily attendance.

Legislation passed by Georgia lawmakers in 2025 revised school attendance laws, prohibiting expulsion strictly for absenteeism, adding new data reporting mandates, and aligning with alternative diploma programs.

Georgia’s average student-to-teacher ratio stood at roughly 14:1 as of 2026, according to state data. This rate is an improvement compared to the U.S. average of 15:1.

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