Dooly County Middle School had 16 white students enrolled for 2024-25

For the 2024-25 school year, Dooly County Middle School had 16 white students enrolled, representing a 15.8% drop from the prior year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

The school’s total enrollment stood at 233 students for 2024-25. White students made up 7% of the total, ranking as the third-largest group among the student body.

Dooly County Middle School is part of the Dooly County School District, whose central office is located in Vienna.

Out of the three schools in the Dooly County School District, Dooly County Elementary School reported the largest number of white students during the 2024-25 school year with 48 enrolled.

Georgia’s public schools enrolled more than 1.7 million students per the Georgia Department of Education’s Fiscal Year 2026-1 report. Elementary grades accounted for the highest enrollment, with 787,206 students (45.9%), followed by 388,733 in middle school (22.7%) and 539,092 in high school (31.4%).

Statewide, chronic absenteeism still challenges Georgia schools in the post-pandemic era, with 20.7% of students missing at least 10% of school days in 2024, according to the Georgia Department of Education. In response, the Georgia Department of Education launched a statewide initiative featuring a real-time attendance dashboard, an awareness campaign, and targeted support to districts with the greatest needs to improve daily attendance.

A bill passed by Georgia lawmakers in 2025 updated school attendance laws, prohibiting expulsion solely for absenteeism. The law includes additional reporting mandates and works with programs that allow students to earn their diplomas via alternative routes.

By 2026, Georgia reached an average student-to-teacher ratio of about 14:1, an improvement over the U.S. average of 15:1.