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Union County School District in Union County experienced a rise in student enrollment for 2022-23 school year

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook

The only school district in Union County had rising enrollment in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

There were 2,874 students in the halls of Union County School District, 1.2% more than the year before.

Enrollment in Union County bucked the state's trend compared to the state's trend of decreasing enrollment.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51% of them were male, and 49% were female.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 91% of the Union County School District's total enrollment.

Union County School District has a main office in Blairsville and is the only school district within Union County.

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.

Enrollment in Union County Over 10 Years

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Enrollment in Union County Districts During 2022-23 School Year

DistrictTotal enrollment in 2022-23Total enrollment in 2021-22Total % Change
Union County School District2,8742,8401.2%

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