Rome Reporter

Among the many ethnicities represented in Floyd County schools, white was the most prevalent among Floyd County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Of the 14,170 students attending Floyd County schools, 51.2% were white. Hispanic students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 23.6% of Floyd County student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Floyd County, representing 53% of the student body.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 3.4% when compared to the previous year.

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	Most prevalent ethnic group	% of Total Student Population	Total Enrollment
Pepperell High School	White	78%	845
Pepperell Middle School	White	78%	510
Garden Lakes Elementary School	White	60%	459
Main Elementary School	African American	65%	400
Anna K. Davie Elementary School	African American	64%	376
Pepperell Primary School	White	77%	347
Georgia School for the Deaf	African American	40%	22
Rome High School	Hispanic	40%	2,042
Rome Middle School	Hispanic	39%	961
West End Elementary School	Hispanic	37%	926
Model High School	White	83%	900
Coosa High School	White	59%	825
Armuchee High School	White	83%	813
Elm Street Elementary School	Hispanic	64%	541
Coosa Middle School	White	57%	536
East Central Elementary School	White	51%	529
Model Middle School	White	83%	515
West Central Elementary School	Hispanic	62%	497
Pepperell Elementary School	White	78%	492
Model Elementary School	White	83%	444
Johnson Elementary School	White	82%	424
Armuchee Elementary School	White	82%	400
Alto Park Elementary School	White	57%	366