There were 2,547 white students enrolled in Chattooga County school in the 2023-24 school year, 2.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.
Data showed that Chattooga County welcomed 3,379 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 75.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the eight schools in Chattooga County, Chattooga High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 592 students.
According to the Georgia Department of Education, over 1.6 million students were enrolled in Georgia’s public schools during the 2021-22 school year. The state boasted a diverse and closely distributed student body across grade levels, with roughly 44% of the students in elementary, 24.5% in middle school, and 31.5% in high schools.
The state also registered an ethnically diverse student body, with 34.4% of the students identified as white, 36.5% as Black, 17.1% as Hispanic, and 4.5% as Asian.
| School name | % of White Students | Total White Students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menlo Elementary School | 93% | 294 | 317 |
| Lyerly Elementary School | 82% | 268 | 327 |
| Chattooga High School | 78% | 592 | 760 |
| Trion Elementary School | 75% | 414 | 553 |
| Trion Middle School | 72% | 195 | 272 |
| Summerville Middle School | 71% | 269 | 380 |
| Trion High School | 68% | 265 | 390 |
| Leroy Massey Elementary School | 66% | 250 | 380 |
