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There were 4,602 white students enrolled in Troup County school in the 2022-23 school year, 3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Troup County welcomed 11,540 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 39.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 19 schools in Troup County, Troup County High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 663 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
Long Cane Elementary School	77%	414	538
Rosemont Elementary School	77%	408	531
Hillcrest Elementary School	71%	232	327
Hollis Hand Elementary School	63%	315	501
Troup County High School	51%	663	1,300
Long Cane Middle School	50%	473	946
Hogansville Elementary School	49%	194	397
Bradfield Center - Ault Academy	47%	4	10
LaGrange High School	36%	456	1,267
Callaway High School	35%	320	916
Callaway Middle School	35%	253	724
Gardner-Newman Middle School	31%	313	1,010
Callaway Elementary School	28%	155	556
West Point Elementary School	25%	97	390
Franklin Forest Elementary	22%	143	650
Clearview Elementary School	13%	75	583
Ethel W. Kight Elementary School	11%	60	546
The Hope Academy School	10%	10	104
Berta Weathersbee Elementary School	7%	17	244