Indian Creek Middle School enrolls 412 African American students for 2024-25

Indian Creek Middle School registered 412 African American students for the 2024-25 school year, reflecting a 5.1% increase compared with the previous year, Georgia Department of Education data shows. Georgia Department of Education.

Total enrollment at Indian Creek Middle School reached 841 students in 2024-25. African American students comprised 49% of the student population, making them the school’s largest demographic group.

Indian Creek Middle School, part of the Newton County School District, is located near the district office in Covington.

Within the Newton County School District’s 22 schools, Newton High School had the highest number of African American students enrolled in 2024-25, with 1,998 students.

The National Center for Education Statistics reports public school demographics in Georgia include 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 students.

Chronic absenteeism continues to be a major concern in Georgia following the pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing 10% or more school days in 2024, according to the Georgia Department of Education. The department launched a statewide initiative to counter absenteeism, featuring a real-time attendance dashboard, a public awareness campaign, and targeted support for high-need districts to improve students’ attendance rates.

In 2025, state lawmakers approved changes to Georgia’s school attendance laws, prohibiting expulsion based solely on absenteeism while requiring new reporting measures and expanding diploma pathways through alternative programs.

For 2026, Georgia’s average student-to-teacher ratio stood at approximately 14:1, which is slightly better than the national average of 15:1.