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There were 1,128 white students enrolled in Rockdale County school in the 2022-23 school year, 6.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Rockdale County welcomed 15,198 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 7.4% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Rockdale County, Rockdale County High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 164 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
Lorraine Elementary School	17%	96	568
Barksdale Elementary School	17%	78	461
Hightower Trail Elementary School	14%	68	489
General Ray Davis Middle School	11%	106	967
House Elementary School	11%	64	584
Pine Street Elementary School	9%	54	601
Heritage High School	8%	145	1,817
Honey Creek Elementary School	8%	36	450
Rockdale County High School	7%	164	2,346
Conyers Middle School	7%	71	1,021
Shoal Creek Elementary School	7%	44	637
Edwards Middle School	6%	56	938
Flat Shoals Elementary School	5%	29	585
Sims Elementary School	5%	22	455
Salem High School	4%	43	1,090
Hicks Elementary School	3%	27	908
Memorial Middle School	2%	15	781
Peek's Chapel Elementary	2%	10	500