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Stephens County School District: 439 African American students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | Facebook

There were 439 African American students enrolled in Stephens County school district in the 2022-23 school year, 0.5% less than the previous year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Stephens County school district welcomed 3,664 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 12% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county's school district.

This is the only school district located within Stephens County, with its main office in Toccoa.

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 Stephens County in 2022-23 School Year

White (71%)African American (12%)Multiracial (9%)Hispanic (6%)Ethnicities < 5% (2%)

African American Student Enrollment in Stephens County During 2022-23 School Year

District% African American studentsTotal enrollment
Stephens County12%3,664

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