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There were 95 white students enrolled in Dooly County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 13.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Dooly County School District welcomed 1,063 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 8.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the four schools in Dooly County School District, Dooly County Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 45 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 Year	Total enrollment	Total White Students	% of White Students
2022-23	1,063	95	9%
2021-22	1,051	84	8%
2020-21	1,110	88	8%
2019-20	1,144	91	8%
2018-19	1,135	90	8%
2017-18	1,184	94	8%
2016-17	1,231	110	9%
2015-16	1,275	114	9%
2014-15	1,271	127	10%
2013-14	1,334	106	8%
2012-13	1,345	134	10%
2011-12	1,345	147	11%
2010-11	1,331	133	10%