South Georgia Times

There were 6,967 white students enrolled in Lowndes County school in the 2022-23 school year, 1.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Lowndes County welcomed 18,930 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 36.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 20 schools in Lowndes County, Lowndes High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,778 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 name	% of White Students	Total White Students	Total enrollment
Hahira Elementary School	72%	543	755
Hahira Middle School	69%	586	850
Lake Park Elementary School	65%	382	588
Westside Elementary School	60%	528	881
Lowndes High School	58%	1,778	3,066
Lowndes Middle School	55%	463	842
Scintilla Charter Academy	55%	384	699
Moulton-Branch Elementary School	55%	293	533
Pine Grove Elementary School	51%	307	602
Clyattville Elementary School	51%	294	577
Pine Grove Middle School	43%	319	744
Dewar Elementary	39%	316	812
Sallas Mahone Elementary	15%	155	1,034
Valdosta High School	13%	299	2,302
Valdosta Middle School	13%	140	1,081
S.L. Mason Elementary School	13%	111	857
W.G. Nunn Elementary	4%	33	845
Pinevale Elementary School	3%	15	523
Newbern Middle School	2%	16	802
J. L. Lomax Elementary School	1%	5	537