NW Georgia News

There were 8,387 white students enrolled in Catoosa County school in the 2022-23 school year, 3.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Catoosa County welcomed 10,024 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 83.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in Catoosa County, Heritage High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,092 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
Woodstation Elementary School	93%	345	372
Heritage High School	89%	1,092	1,227
Ringgold High School	89%	918	1,032
Heritage Middle School	89%	788	886
Ringgold Middle School	87%	660	759
Boynton Elementary School	87%	500	575
Ringgold Elementary School	87%	384	442
Tiger Creek Elementary School	87%	381	439
Graysville Elementary School	85%	504	594
Ringgold Primary School	82%	374	457
Cloud Springs Elementary School	80%	218	273
Battlefield Elementary School	79%	335	425
Battlefield Primary	77%	315	410
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School	76%	755	994
Lakeview Middle School	74%	498	674
West Side Elementary School	69%	320	465