South Georgia Times

There were four Native American students enrolled in Ware County school in the 2022-23 school year, 100% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Ware County welcomed 5,610 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Native American students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in Ware County, Waresboro Elementary School was the only school enrolling Native American students in the 2022-23 school year.

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 Native American Students	Total Native American Students	Total enrollment
Waresboro Elementary School	1%	4	455
Ware County High School	0%	0	1,539
Ware County Middle School	0%	0	767
Wacona Elementary School	0%	0	640
Waycross Middle School	0%	0	582
Center Elementary School	0%	0	484
Williams Heights Elementary School	0%	0	425
Memorial Drive Elementary School	0%	0	362
Ruskin Elementary School	0%	0	356