There were 910 white students enrolled in McDuffie County school in the 2023-24 school year, 5.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.
Data showed that McDuffie County welcomed 2,994 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 30.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the six schools in McDuffie County, Thomson High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 285 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dearing Elementary School | 60% | 219 | 366 |
| Thomson High School | 30% | 285 | 950 |
| Thomson-McDuffie Middle School | 29% | 203 | 703 |
| Thomson Elementary School | 23% | 70 | 307 |
| Maxwell Elementary School | 21% | 77 | 369 |
| Norris Elementary School | 19% | 56 | 299 |
