Macon Times

There were 2,670 students enrolled in Lamar County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Boys made up 52% of the county's student body, while the other 48% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 57.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in Lamar County schools, followed by African American students with 31.1%, 5.4% multiracial students, 4.6% Hispanic students and 0.4% Asian students.

Lamar County High School stood out with the highest enrollment among Lamar County's four schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 770 students.

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.

School name	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Lamar County High School	777	770	-0.9%
Lamar County Primary School	629	672	6.8%
Lamar County Middle School	651	667	2.5%
Lamar County Elementary School	579	561	-3.1%