Macon Times

There were 3,223 white students enrolled in Jones County school in the 2022-23 school year, 2.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Jones County welcomed 4,836 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 66.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Jones County, Jones County High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,032 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
Dames Ferry Elementary School	80%	428	535
Turner Woods Elementary School	79%	432	547
Gray Station Middle School	74%	474	641
Jones County High School	66%	1,032	1,565
Gray Elementary School	62%	293	474
Clifton Ridge Middle School	54%	299	554
Mattie Wells Elementary School	51%	265	520