In the 2024-25 school year, Cooper Elementary School counted 236 white students, a decline of 12.9% compared with the prior year, the Georgia Department of Education reported.
Total enrollment at Cooper Elementary School reached 1,478 for 2024-25. Of this total, white students represented 16%, the second-largest group within the student body.
Cooper Elementary operates within the Gwinnett County School District, which is headquartered in Lawrenceville.
Among all 140 schools in the Gwinnett County School District, North Gwinnett High School saw the largest white student enrollment in 2024-25, totaling 1,113 students.
The National Center for Education Statistics listed the racial and ethnic breakdown of Georgia public school students as 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.
Post-pandemic, Georgia schools continue to face significant issues with chronic absenteeism, with 20.7% of students missing at least 10% of their school days in 2024, according to the Georgia Department of Education. The department has implemented a statewide initiative featuring a real-time attendance dashboard, public awareness campaigns, and targeted assistance for high-need districts to improve daily attendance rates.
Georgia lawmakers enacted a measure in 2025 that revised attendance statutes to prohibit expulsions solely for absenteeism, introduced additional reporting obligations, and coordinated with initiatives allowing alternate diploma attainment paths for students. Read more.
Georgia reported an average student-teacher ratio of about 14:1 as of 2026, outperforming the national average of 15:1. More details here.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total white students | % of white students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 1,143 | 640 | 56% |
| 2011-12 | 1,168 | 665 | 57% |
| 2012-13 | 1,138 | 637 | 56% |
| 2013-14 | 1,132 | 611 | 54% |
| 2014-15 | 1,192 | 619 | 52% |
| 2015-16 | 1,220 | 597 | 49% |
| 2016-17 | 1,343 | 590 | 44% |
| 2017-18 | 1,440 | 518 | 36% |
| 2018-19 | 1,494 | 507 | 34% |
| 2019-20 | 1,524 | 426 | 28% |
| 2020-21 | 1,421 | 369 | 26% |
| 2021-22 | 1,450 | 362 | 25% |
| 2022-23 | 1,459 | 306 | 21% |
| 2023-24 | 1,510 | 271 | 18% |
| 2024-25 | 1,478 | 236 | 16% |
