Rome Reporter

There were 5,867 white students enrolled in Gordon County school in the 2022-23 school year, 9.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Gordon County welcomed 8,839 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 66.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Gordon County, Sonoraville High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 914 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
Fairmount Elementary School	91%	315	347
Sonoraville High School	82%	914	1,115
Red Bud Middle School	80%	656	820
Sonoraville Elementary	77%	423	550
Red Bud Elementary School	77%	363	472
Swain Elementary School	76%	263	347
Tolbert Elementary School	69%	334	485
Ashworth Middle School	67%	400	598
Belwood Elementary School	67%	294	439
Gordon Central High School	63%	552	877
Calhoun Middle School	51%	318	624
Calhoun Elementary School	49%	439	896
Calhoun High School	47%	596	1,269