Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School (Clarke County SCH DIST.), Georgia - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School is a Elementary in Athens, GA. It currently serves 486 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Clarke County School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:486

Number of Teachers: 49

Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.02

Location Info

Location: 757 N Chase St, Athens, GA 30601

Mailing Address: 757 N Chase St, Athens, GA 30601

Phone: (706)543-1081

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	75
Grade 2	68
Grade 3	70
Grade 4	69
Grade 5	73
Kindergarten	77
Pre-Kindergarten	54

Gender/Sex of Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	240	49.38
Female	246	50.62

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	5	1.03
Black or African American	172	35.39
Hispanic/Latino	51	10.49
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.21
Two or more races	33	6.79
White	224	46.09

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	1.25
Black or African American	90	37.50
Hispanic/Latino	25	10.42
Two or more races	18	7.50
White	104	43.33

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	0.81
Black or African American	82	33.33
Hispanic/Latino	26	10.57
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.41
Two or more races	15	6.10
White	120	48.78

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	20	26.67
Hispanic/Latino	9	12.00
Two or more races	3	4.00
White	43	57.33

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	2.94
Black or African American	24	35.29
Hispanic/Latino	8	11.77
Two or more races	1	1.47
White	33	48.53

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	17	24.29
Hispanic/Latino	5	7.14
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.43
Two or more races	7	10.00
White	40	57.14

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	29	42.03
Hispanic/Latino	3	4.35
White	37	53.62

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	19	26.03
Hispanic/Latino	10	13.70
Two or more races	8	10.96
White	36	49.32

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	2.60
Black or African American	34	44.16
Hispanic/Latino	10	12.99
Two or more races	10	12.99
White	21	27.27

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.85
Black or African American	29	53.70
Hispanic/Latino	6	11.11
Two or more races	4	7.41
White	14	25.93