Central Georgia News

There were 8,219 students enrolled in Laurens County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Boys made up 50.9% of the county's student body, while the other 49.1% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 46.1% of the student body, the largest percentage in Laurens County schools, followed by African American students with 45%, 4.5% Hispanic students, 3.1% multiracial students, 1.1% Asian students and 0.1% American Indian or Alaska Native students.

West Laurens High School stood out with the highest enrollment among Laurens County's 13 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 1,250 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
West Laurens High School	1,244	1,250	0.5%
Southwest Laurens Elementary School	872	915	4.9%
West Laurens Middle School	954	914	-4.2%
Northwest Laurens Elementary School	839	839	0%
East Laurens High School	638	618	-3.1%
Dublin Middle School	620	610	-1.6%
East Laurens Middle School	534	551	3.2%
Dublin High School	515	537	4.3%
East Laurens Primary School	474	518	9.3%
East Laurens Elementary School	524	496	-5.3%
Hillcrest Elementary School	479	461	-3.8%
Susie Dasher	470	461	-1.9%
Moore Street Facility	49	49	0%