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2,612 white students enrolled in Stephens County schools 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 2,612 white students enrolled in Stephens County school in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% 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, white students comprised 71.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in Stephens County, Stephens County High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 811 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 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 White StudentsTotal White StudentsTotal enrollment
Stephens County High School74%8111,096
Stephens County Middle School72%623866
Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy71%195276
Liberty Elementary School70%403576
Toccoa Elementary School70%402575
Big A Elementary School65%178274

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