Rome Reporter

There were 1,882 white students enrolled in Chattooga County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Chattooga County School District welcomed 2,477 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 76% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the five schools in Chattooga County School District, Chattooga High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 533 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 Year	Total enrollment	Total White Students	% of White Students
2022-23	2,477	1,882	76%
2021-22	2,412	1,857	77%
2020-21	2,429	1,894	78%
2019-20	2,560	1,996	78%
2018-19	2,615	2,039	78%
2017-18	2,699	2,132	79%
2016-17	2,727	2,154	79%
2015-16	2,693	2,127	79%
2014-15	2,708	2,166	80%
2013-14	2,717	2,173	80%
2012-13	2,734	2,214	81%
2011-12	2,686	2,148	80%
2010-11	2,606	2,058	79%