Rome Reporter

There were 8,839 students enrolled in Gordon County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 11.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.5% of the county's student body, while the other 48.5% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 66.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in Gordon County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 24.8%, 3.5% African American students, 3.1% multiracial students and 1.2% Asian students.

Calhoun High School stood out with the highest enrollment among Gordon County's 13 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 1,269 students.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

School name	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Calhoun High School	1,245	1,269	1.9%
Sonoraville High School	1,114	1,115	0.1%
Calhoun Elementary School	1,775	896	-49.5%
Gordon Central High School	846	877	3.7%
Red Bud Middle School	877	820	-6.5%
Calhoun Middle School	944	624	-33.9%
Ashworth Middle School	622	598	-3.9%
Sonoraville Elementary School	563	550	-2.3%
Tolbert Elementary School	452	485	7.3%
Red Bud Elementary School	451	472	4.7%
Belwood Elementary School	436	439	0.7%
Fairmount Elementary School	354	347	-2%
Swain Elementary School	347	347	0%