Rome Reporter

There were 7,253 white students enrolled in Floyd County school in the 2022-23 school year, 6.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Floyd County welcomed 14,170 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 51.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Floyd County, Model High recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 747 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	% of White Students	Total White Students	Total enrollment
Model High	83%	747	900
Armuchee High School	83%	674	813
Model Middle School	83%	427	515
Model Elementary School	83%	368	444
Johnson Elementary	82%	347	424
Armuchee Elementary School	82%	328	400
Pepperell High School	78%	659	845
Pepperell Middle School	78%	397	510
Pepperell Elementary	78%	383	492
Pepperell Primary	77%	267	347
Garden Lakes Elementary School	60%	275	459
Coosa High School	59%	486	825
Coosa Middle School	57%	305	536
Alto Park Elementary School	57%	208	366
East Central Elementary School	51%	269	529
Georgia School for the Deaf	35%	7	22
West End Elementary School	26%	240	926
Rome High School	23%	469	2,042
Rome Middle School	20%	192	961
Main Elementary School	14%	56	400
West Central Elementary School	13%	64	497
Anna K. Davie Elementary	10%	37	376
Elm Street Elementary	9%	48	541