Macon Times

There were 849 white students enrolled in Crawford County school in the 2022-23 school year, 21.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Crawford County welcomed 1,209 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 70.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the three schools in Crawford County, Crawford County High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 357 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
Crawford County High School	72%	357	496
Crawford County Middle School	71%	276	390
Crawford County Elementary	67%	216	323