GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
Boys made up 52.1% of the county's student body, while the other 47.9% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 79.9% of the student body, the largest percentage in White County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 12.1%, 4.5% multiracial students, 2.6% African American students, 0.8% Asian students and 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native students.
Mountain Education Charter High School stood out with the highest enrollment among White County's seven schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 2,710 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 | Total enrollment in 2021-22 | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Education Charter High School | 2,602 | 2,710 | 4.2% |
| White County High School | 1,130 | 1,148 | 1.6% |
| White County Middle School | 885 | 557 | -37.1% |
| Tesnatee Gap Elementary School | 486 | 466 | -4.1% |
| Mount Yonah Elementary School | 421 | 432 | 2.6% |
| Jack P. Nix Elementary School | 421 | 406 | -3.6% |
| Mossy Creek Elementary School | 349 | 383 | 9.7% |
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