Rome Reporter

There were 1,379 white students enrolled in Rome City School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Rome City School District welcomed 6,272 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 22% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the eight schools in Rome City School District, Rome High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 469 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	6,272	1,379	22%
2021-22	6,277	1,443	23%
2020-21	6,171	1,419	23%
2019-20	6,177	1,420	23%
2018-19	6,242	1,560	25%
2017-18	6,155	1,538	25%
2016-17	6,093	1,584	26%
2015-16	5,979	1,614	27%
2014-15	5,968	1,730	29%
2013-14	5,758	1,612	28%
2012-13	5,587	1,620	29%
2011-12	5,491	1,647	30%
2010-11	5,389	1,616	30%