Central Georgia News

There were 1,676 white students enrolled in Jasper County school in the 2022-23 school year, 9.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Jasper County welcomed 2,449 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 68.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Jasper County, Jasper County High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 467 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
Washington Park Elementary School	71%	406	572
Jasper County Primary School	71%	375	529
Jasper County Middle School	67%	428	640
Jasper County High School	66%	467	708