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1,063 white students enrolled in Rockdale County school district in 2022-23 school year

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook

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There were 1,063 white students enrolled in Rockdale County school district in the 2022-23 school year, 11.3% less than the previous year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Rockdale County school district welcomed 15,198 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county's school district.

This is the only school district located within Rockdale County, with its main office in Conyers.

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.

Ethnicities in Rockdale County in 2022-23 School Year

African American (68%)Hispanic (18%)White (7%)Ethnicities < 5% (7%)

White Student Enrollment in Rockdale County During 2022-23 School Year

District% white studentsTotal enrollment
Rockdale County7%15,198

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