Asian students accounted for 27% of Dunwoody Elementary’s enrollment for 2024-25

According to the Georgia Department of Education, Dunwoody Elementary School enrolled 203 Asian students during the 2024-25 school year, reflecting a 12.9% decrease from the prior year.

The school reported a total enrollment of 752 students in the 2024-25 school year, with Asian students representing 27% of the population and constituting the second-largest demographic group at the school.

Dunwoody Elementary School is part of the DeKalb County School District, which is headquartered in Decatur.

Of the 129 schools in DeKalb County School District, Indian Creek Elementary reported the highest number of Asian student enrollments for 2024-25, with a total of 442 students.

A total of more than 1.7 million students were enrolled in Georgia’s public schools, according to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. The data indicates that elementary grades had the largest enrollment at 787,206 students (45.9%), followed by middle school with 388,733 (22.7%) and high school with 539,092 (31.4%).

Chronic absenteeism continues to challenge Georgia schools since the pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing at least 10% of school days in 2024, as reported by the Georgia Department of Education. To address this, GaDOE began a statewide initiative that features a real-time attendance dashboard, a public awareness campaign, and specific support for high-need districts in an effort to improve daily attendance.

In 2025, Georgia legislators updated school attendance laws, prohibiting expulsions based solely on absenteeism. The update introduces new reporting obligations and aligns attendance policy with pathways that allow students to earn diplomas through alternative options.

As of 2026, the student-to-teacher ratio in Georgia schools was about 14:1, better than the national average of 15:1.