The 2024-25 enrollment at Berrien Academy Performance Learning Center included two African American students, matching the previous year’s figure, based on data from the Georgia Department of Education.
The school reported a total enrollment of 55 students for the 2024-25 school year. African American students accounted for 5% of the student population, making them the third-largest group enrolled at the school.
Berrien Academy Performance Learning Center operates within the Berrien County School District, which is headquartered in Nashville.
Across the district’s five schools, Berrien High School posted the district’s largest African American student enrollment, with 97 students during the 2024-25 school year.
More than 1.7 million students attended public schools in Georgia, according to the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. Most students were in elementary grades (787,206, or 45.9%), followed by 388,733 (22.7%) in middle schools and 539,092 (31.4%) attending high schools.
Chronic absenteeism is still a significant challenge in Georgia as of 2024, with 20.7% of students missing at least 10% of school days, Georgia Department of Education data show. To address this, the state launched a new initiative that features a real-time attendance dashboard, a public outreach campaign and additional support for high-need districts to promote better attendance.
In 2025, a new law passed by Georgia legislators updated school attendance policy to prohibit expulsion solely due to absences. The law implements further reporting obligations and supports alternative diploma pathways for students.
By 2026, Georgia’s average student-to-teacher ratio stood at about 14:1, outperforming the national average of 15:1.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total African American students | % of African American students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 68 | 6 | 10% |
| 2011-12 | 72 | 9 | 13% |
| 2012-13 | 71 | 9 | 13% |
| 2013-14 | 71 | 8 | 12% |
| 2014-15 | 68 | 4 | 7% |
| 2015-16 | 59 | 7 | 13% |
| 2016-17 | 64 | 5 | 8% |
| 2017-18 | 61 | 3 | 5% |
| 2018-19 | 64 | 1 | 3% |
| 2019-20 | 64 | 4 | 7% |
| 2020-21 | 58 | 4 | 7% |
| 2021-22 | 59 | 3 | 6% |
| 2022-23 | 65 | 2 | 4% |
| 2023-24 | 67 | 2 | 3% |
| 2024-25 | 55 | 2 | 5% |
