Albany Standard

There were 3,720 white students enrolled in Lee County school in the 2022-23 school year, 3.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Lee County welcomed 5,989 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 62.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in Lee County, Lee County High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 846 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
Lee County Elementary School	67%	402	600
Lee County Primary School	66%	429	650
Lee County Middle School East	65%	436	671
Lee County High School	61%	846	1,388
Lee County Middle School West	60%	476	794
Twin Oaks Elementary	60%	449	749
Kinchafoonee Primary School	60%	366	610
Lee High School 9th Grade Campus	60%	316	527