Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 4.4% of White County’s student body during 2023-24 school year

Richard Woods State School Superintendent
Richard Woods State School Superintendent
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There were 223 multiracial students enrolled in White County school in the 2023-24 school year, 18.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that White County welcomed 5,057 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 4.4% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in White County, White County High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 56 students.

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.

Ethnicities in White County in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in White County During 2023-24 School Year

School name % of Multiracial Students Total Multiracial Students Total enrollment
Mount Yonah Elementary School 6% 25 432
Jack P Nix Elementary School 6% 23 389
Mossy Creek Elementary School 6% 22 369
White County High School 5% 56 1,130
White County Middle School 5% 29 587
Tesnatee Gap Elementary (Old White Co. Intermediate) 4% 18 468
Mountain Education Charter High School 3% 50 1,682


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