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Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 11.7% of Stephens County's student body during 2022-23 school year

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GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

There were 428 Black students enrolled in Stephens County school in the 2022-23 school year, 5.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Stephens County welcomed 3,663 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 11.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in Stephens County, Stephens County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 120 students.

As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. The state has its best student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1 in pre-kindergarten and middle school grades, while high school has an average ratio of 17:1.

Ethnicities in Stephens County in 2022-23 School Year

White 71%Black 12%Multiracial 9%Hispanic 6%Ethnicities <5% 2%

Enrollment Demographics in Stephens County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Black StudentsTotal Black StudentsTotal enrollment
Toccoa Elementary School14%80575
Stephens County Middle School12%103866
Big A Elementary School12%32274
Stephens County High School11%1201,096
Liberty Elementary School11%63576
Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy11%30276

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