There were 3,147 white students enrolled in Dawson County school in the 2023-24 school year, 2.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.
Data showed that Dawson County welcomed 4,010 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 78.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the seven schools in Dawson County, Dawson County High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 677 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 name | % of White Students | Total White Students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Elementary School | 88% | 540 | 614 |
| Dawson County High School | 80% | 677 | 847 |
| Dawson County Junior High | 80% | 477 | 597 |
| Kilough Elementary School | 79% | 332 | 421 |
| Dawson County Middle School | 78% | 452 | 580 |
| Riverview Elementary School | 76% | 321 | 423 |
| Black’s Mill Elementary School | 66% | 348 | 528 |
