South Atlanta News

There were 2,663 white students enrolled in Spalding County school in the 2022-23 school year, 8.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Spalding County welcomed 8,912 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 29.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Spalding County, Spalding High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 524 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
Futral Road Elementary School	53%	300	567
Crescent Road Elementary School	52%	195	376
Jackson Road Elementary School	50%	167	335
Beaverbrook Elementary School	49%	136	278
Spalding High School	44%	524	1,191
Jordan Hill Road Elementary School	40%	122	307
Rehoboth Road Middle School	39%	238	612
Moreland Road Elementary	38%	140	370
Kennedy Road Middle School	26%	118	457
Carver Road Middle School	23%	105	457
Cowan Road Elementary School	22%	114	521
Cowan Road Middle School	20%	107	539
Orrs Elementary School	20%	96	483
Griffin High School	19%	278	1,468
Atkinson Elementary School	4%	15	378
Anne Street Elementary School	3%	8	268
Moore Elementary School	0%	0	305
AZ Kelsey Academy	0%	0	0