Macon Times

There were 2,094 white students enrolled in Upson County school in the 2022-23 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Upson County welcomed 3,918 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 53.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Upson County, Upson-Lee High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 615 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	% of White Students	Total White Students	Total enrollment
Upson-Lee Middle School	54%	500	926
Upson-Lee Elementary School	54%	491	910
Upson-Lee High School	53%	615	1,161
Upson-Lee Primary School	53%	488	921