NC Georgia News

There were 715 white students enrolled in Meriwether County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Meriwether County School District welcomed 2,169 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 33% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the six schools in Meriwether County School District, Unity Elementary School (PK-5) recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 140 students.

As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. The state has its best student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1 in pre-kindergarten and middle school grades, while high school has an average ratio of 17:1.

School Year	Total enrollment	Total White Students	% of White Students
2022-23	2,169	715	33%
2021-22	2,198	725	33%
2020-21	2,195	702	32%
2019-20	2,283	753	33%
2018-19	2,349	775	33%
2017-18	2,561	870	34%
2016-17	2,605	937	36%
2015-16	2,687	994	37%
2014-15	2,790	1,060	38%
2013-14	2,888	1,068	37%
2012-13	2,959	1,154	39%
2011-12	2,935	1,115	38%
2010-11	3,021	1,178	39%