South Georgia Times

There were 946 white students enrolled in Lanier County school in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Lanier County welcomed 1,608 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 58.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Lanier County, Lanier County Primary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 255 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
Lanier County Primary School	64%	255	399
Lanier County Middle School	59%	236	401
Lanier County Elementary School	57%	206	363
Lanier County High School	56%	249	445