NW Atlanta News

There were 25,921 white students enrolled in Cherokee County school in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Cherokee County welcomed 41,851 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 61.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 38 schools in Cherokee County, Creekview High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,728 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
Clayton Elementary School	88%	271	308
Ball Ground Elementary School	87%	489	563
Creekview High School	83%	1,728	2,082
Creekland Middle School	83%	1,249	1,506
Macedonia Elementary School	83%	610	736
Free Home Elementary School	83%	253	305
Avery Elementary School	79%	888	1,125
Sixes Elementary School	78%	564	724
Bascomb Elementary School	75%	724	966
Sequoyah High School	70%	1,431	2,045
Mountain Road Elementary School	70%	284	406
Freedom Middle School	69%	640	928
Hickory Flat Elementary School	68%	614	903
Dean Rusk Middle School	67%	976	1,458
Indian Knoll Elementary	67%	578	863
Arnold Mill Elementary School	66%	527	799
iGrad Virtual Academy School	66%	174	265
Holly Springs Elementary School	65%	469	723
Boston Elementary School	64%	398	623
River Ridge High School	63%	1,193	1,895
Mill Creek Middle School	63%	841	1,335
Johnston Elementary School	63%	281	447
Liberty Elementary School	62%	594	959
Woodstock High School	58%	1,171	2,020
Little River Elem.	58%	732	1,263
J. Knox Elementary	58%	511	882
Etowah High School	56%	1,350	2,412
E. T. Booth Middle School	55%	908	1,652
Cherokee High School	54%	1,550	2,872
Woodstock Elementary School	52%	582	1,121
Teasley Middle School	51%	823	1,614
Woodstock Middle School	49%	520	1,063
R. M. Moore Elementary School	49%	462	944
Cherokee Charter Academy	48%	293	611
Carmel Elementary School	47%	412	878
Clark Creek Elementary School	44%	481	1,094
Oak Grove Elementary School	32%	155	486
William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School	20%	195	975