There were 1,395 white students enrolled in Oglethorpe County school in the 2023-24 school year, 3.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.
Data showed that Oglethorpe County welcomed 2,245 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 62.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the four schools in Oglethorpe County, Oglethorpe County High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 398 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oglethorpe County Primary School | 65% | 338 | 520 |
| Oglethorpe County Elementary School | 65% | 321 | 494 |
| Oglethorpe County Middle School | 61% | 338 | 555 |
| Oglethorpe County High School | 59% | 398 | 676 |
