Three African American students were enrolled at Trion High School for the 2024-25 school year, representing a 57.1% drop compared with the prior year, reports from the Georgia Department of Education show.
Overall enrollment at Trion High School totaled 376 students in the 2024-25 school year. African American students comprised 1% of the campus population, making up one of the school’s smallest groups.
Trion High School operates within the Trion City School District, headquartered in Trion.
Among the three schools in the Trion City School District, Trion Elementary School and Trion Middle School each reported enrolling five African American students during the 2024-25 school year.
The National Center for Education Statistics reports that the racial and ethnic distribution of public school students in Georgia was approx. 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.
The Georgia Department of Education states that chronic absenteeism persists in Georgia schools following the pandemic, with 20.7% of students in 2024 missing at least 10% of school days. In response, GaDOE introduced a new statewide effort with resources such as a real-time attendance dashboard, a public outreach program, and targeted support for schools with the highest need to increase attendance rates.
Georgia lawmakers in 2025 approved changes to school attendance laws that prohibit expulsion solely due to absenteeism and introduce new reporting criteria. The bill also coordinates with diploma programs offering alternative paths for graduation. Full bill text at this link.
By 2026, Georgia reached an average student-to-teacher ratio of about 14:1, slightly better than the national average of 15:1.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total African American students | % of African American students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 386 | 3 | 1% |
| 2011-12 | 391 | 3 | 1% |
| 2012-13 | 413 | 4 | 1% |
| 2013-14 | 426 | 4 | 1% |
| 2014-15 | 429 | 4 | 1% |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 4 | 1% |
| 2016-17 | 414 | 4 | 1% |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 4 | 1% |
| 2018-19 | 396 | 3 | 1% |
| 2019-20 | 376 | 3 | 1% |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 3 | 1% |
| 2021-22 | 381 | 3 | 1% |
| 2022-23 | 782 | 7 | 1% |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 7 | 2% |
| 2024-25 | 376 | 3 | 1% |
Information for this report was obtained from the Georgia Department of Education. Source data is available here.
