Howard High School reports 135 white students enrolled for 2024-25

Howard High School reported enrolling 135 white students for the 2024-25 year, reflecting a 6.9% decline compared with the prior year, as reported by the Georgia Department of Education.

Enrollment figures indicate Howard High School’s total reached 1,132 students in 2024-25, with white students representing 12% of the population—the school’s second-largest demographic group.

The school functions within Bibb County School District, which has its main office in Macon.

Of the district’s 34 schools, Rutland High School saw the highest number of white students enrolled in 2024-25, totaling 211 students.

Georgia public schools enrolled more than 1.7 million students, according to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 data. The highest enrollments were in elementary grades (787,206 or 45.9%), followed by middle school (388,733 or 22.7%), and high school (539,092 or 31.4%).

Chronic absenteeism remains a significant challenge in Georgia, with 20.7% of students chronically absent—missing at least 10% of school days—in 2024, per the Georgia Department of Education. In response, the GaDOE rolled out a statewide effort with a real-time attendance dashboard, a public awareness drive, and strategic support for high-need districts.

In 2025, Georgia legislators approved a law strengthening school attendance policies by prohibiting expulsion solely for absenteeism and introducing new reporting guidelines, in addition to supporting alternative graduation tracks.

By 2026, Georgia averaged approximately 14 students per teacher, outpacing the national average of 15:1.