NW Georgia News

There were 5,816 white students enrolled in Whitfield County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Whitfield County School District welcomed 11,871 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 49% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the 17 schools in Whitfield County School District, New Hope Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 924 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	11,871	5,816	49%
2021-22	11,957	5,858	49%
2020-21	12,141	6,070	50%
2019-20	12,428	6,214	50%
2018-19	12,533	6,391	51%
2017-18	12,595	6,423	51%
2016-17	12,823	6,667	52%
2015-16	12,941	6,858	53%
2014-15	13,034	7,038	54%
2013-14	12,960	7,128	55%
2012-13	12,987	7,142	55%
2011-12	12,907	7,227	56%
2010-11	13,047	7,306	56%