SDOC Face-to-Face Enrollment Numbers Down Amid COVID-19
Oconee County schools enrollment this week is at 10,209 – a four percent decrease from the 2019-20 school year.
When asked about enrollment, Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland said, “Our district’s enrollment has been steady for more than twenty years, varying just a few hundred students over those years. We anticipated a drop this year as parents considered other schooling options due to the virus. Even with the 4% drop, we are still within the normal range we expect.”
Enrollment this year is divided between face-to-face and at-home instruction. A total of 78% of Oconee’s student population have opted for face-to-face learning as opposed to the remote option.
The chart below is a breakdown of enrollment numbers at each school and in municipal areas of Oconee County.
| School | Total | SDOC@Home | Face-to-face |
| BRE | 583 | 185 | 398 |
| FOE | 556 | 80 | 476 |
| JMB | 579 | 90 | 489 |
| KES | 365 | 61 | 304 |
| NES | 620 | 147 | 473 |
| OPE | 440 | 104 | 336 |
| RES | 548 | 150 | 398 |
| TSE | 190 | 17 | 173 |
| WaES | 596 | 75 | 521 |
| WES | 390 | 65 | 325 |
| SMS | 868 | 292 | 576 |
| WMS | 800 | 186 | 614 |
| WOMS | 686 | 167 | 519 |
| SHS | 1010 | 257 | 753 |
| WHS | 1160 | 195 | 965 |
| WOHS | 816 | 170 | 646 |
| Total | 10207 | 2241 | 7966 |
| Seneca Area | 3629 | 1031 | 2598 |
| Walhalla Area | 3690 | 624 | 3066 |
| West Oak Area | 2888 | 586 | 2302 |