Reports from the Georgia Department of Education show that Tucker High School enrolled 160 white students in the 2024-25 school year, representing a 16.8% rise versus the prior year.
Total enrollment at Tucker High School reached 1,609 students for 2024-25. White students amounted to 10% of all students, making them the school’s third-largest demographic group.
Tucker High School is part of DeKalb County School District, which is based in Decatur.
Dunwoody High School had the largest white student population among all 129 schools in the DeKalb County School District, with 728 white students in the 2024-25 school year.
The National Center for Education Statistics reports that the demographic breakdown for Georgia’s public school students 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.
The Georgia Department of Education reports that chronic absenteeism rose notably after the pandemic, with 20.7% of students absent for 10% or more of school days in 2024. The state agency initiated a range of efforts, including launching a real-time attendance dashboard, boosting public messaging, and offering extra support to help districts with higher rates improve attendance.
A measure approved by Georgia lawmakers in 2025 updated school attendance requirements to prevent expulsions based solely on absenteeism. The statute also created new reporting rules and supports alternative diploma completion programs.
Georgia’s average student-to-teacher ratio stood at around 14:1 in 2026—lower than the national ratio of 15:1.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total white students | % of white students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 1,499 | 164 | 11% |
| 2011-12 | 1,584 | 174 | 11% |
| 2012-13 | 1,652 | 181 | 11% |
| 2013-14 | 1,812 | 181 | 10% |
| 2014-15 | 1,764 | 176 | 10% |
| 2015-16 | 1,819 | 163 | 9% |
| 2016-17 | 1,730 | 155 | 9% |
| 2017-18 | 1,701 | 153 | 9% |
| 2018-19 | 1,720 | 154 | 9% |
| 2019-20 | 1,667 | 150 | 9% |
| 2020-21 | 1,595 | 143 | 9% |
| 2021-22 | 1,552 | 139 | 9% |
| 2022-23 | 1,509 | 150 | 10% |
| 2023-24 | 1,528 | 137 | 9% |
| 2024-25 | 1,609 | 160 | 10% |