GLOBE Academy Charter School I reports 217 Hispanic students enrolled for 2024-25

GLOBE Academy Charter School I counted 217 Hispanic students in the 2024-25 academic year, an increase of 17.3% from the prior year, data from the Georgia Department of Education show.

Total enrollment for GLOBE Academy Charter School I reached 1,086 during the 2024-25 academic year. Hispanic students comprised 20% of the student population, making them the school’s third-largest demographic.

Located in DeKalb County School District, the school operates with a central office based in Decatur.

Of all 129 schools in DeKalb County School District, Sequoyah Middle School had the highest Hispanic student enrollment for 2024-25, at 1,577 students.

Georgia’s public schools served more than 1.7 million students, the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report indicates. Enrollment was heaviest in elementary grades with 787,206 students (45.9%), followed by 388,733 middle school students (22.7%), and 539,092 high school students (31.4%).

The Georgia Department of Education reported that 20.7% of students missed 10% or more days in 2024, highlighting chronic absenteeism as an ongoing concern after the pandemic. To address this, GaDOE launched an initiative featuring a real-time attendance dashboard, a statewide awareness campaign, and support for districts with higher absentee rates to improve attendance.

In 2025, Georgia legislators enacted a measure updating attendance laws to prohibit expulsion based solely on missed days. The new law also imposes additional reporting requirements and supports alternative diploma pathways.

As of 2026, Georgia’s student-to-teacher ratio averaged about 14:1, better than the national average of 15:1.

Note: Because of possible data gaps, reported percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.