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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 88.3% of Towns 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 835 white students enrolled in Towns County school in the 2022-23 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Towns County welcomed 946 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 88.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the three schools in Towns County, Towns County Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 390 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 Towns County in 2022-23 School Year

White 88%Hispanic 6%Ethnicities <5% 5%

Enrollment Demographics in Towns County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of White StudentsTotal White StudentsTotal enrollment
Towns County High School91%267294
Towns County Elementary School88%390444
Towns County Middle School86%178208

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