Northside Middle School had 498 African American students enrolled for the 2024-25 school year, which is a 3.7% decrease from the prior year, reports the Georgia Department of Education.
Total student enrollment at Northside Middle School reached 830 for 2024-25. Of these, African American students represented 60% of the overall student population, constituting the largest demographic group at the school.
This campus is part of Houston County School District, which is headquartered in Perry.
Warner Robins High School reported the largest African American student enrollment among the 36 schools in Houston County School District for the 2024-25 school year, with 1,072 students.
Statewide, more than 1.7 million students were enrolled in Georgia’s public schools, based on the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 data. The largest share was in elementary grades at 787,206 students (45.9%), followed by middle school with 388,733 (22.7%), and high school with 539,092 students (31.4%).
Chronic absenteeism continues to challenge Georgia schools in the post-pandemic period, with 20.7% of students missing at least 10% of school days in 2024, according to the Georgia Department of Education. To address this, the Georgia Department of Education began a comprehensive initiative with a real-time attendance dashboard, a statewide awareness campaign, and focused help for districts needing additional support to improve attendance rates.
Georgia lawmakers approved updated school attendance legislation in 2025, prohibiting expulsion solely for absenteeism and requiring new reporting procedures. The measure also works with programs offering alternative diploma-completion options for students.
As of 2026, Georgia’s student-to-teacher ratio stood at about 14:1, a figure better than the national average of 15:1.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total African American students | % of African American students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 613 | 294 | 48% |
| 2011-12 | 635 | 298 | 47% |
| 2012-13 | 710 | 340 | 48% |
| 2013-14 | 712 | 327 | 46% |
| 2014-15 | 652 | 306 | 47% |
| 2015-16 | 687 | 336 | 49% |
| 2016-17 | 796 | 398 | 50% |
| 2017-18 | 827 | 438 | 53% |
| 2018-19 | 911 | 491 | 54% |
| 2019-20 | 876 | 516 | 59% |
| 2020-21 | 830 | 498 | 60% |
| 2021-22 | 824 | 486 | 59% |
| 2022-23 | 830 | 514 | 62% |
| 2023-24 | 849 | 517 | 61% |
| 2024-25 | 830 | 498 | 60% |
