South Georgia Times

There were 283 white students enrolled in Turner County school in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Turner County welcomed 1,093 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 25.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the three schools in Turner County, Turner County Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 133 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
Turner County Elementary School	26%	133	512
Turner County High School	26%	89	346
Turner County Middle School	26%	61	235