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157 Black students enrolled in White 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 157 Black students enrolled in White County school in the 2022-23 school year, 16.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that White County welcomed 6,102 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 2.6% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in White County, Mountain Education Charter High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 108 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 White County in 2022-23 School Year

White 80%Hispanic 12%Ethnicities <5% 8%

Enrollment Demographics in White County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Black StudentsTotal Black StudentsTotal enrollment
Mountain Education Charter High School4%1082,710
Jack P Nix Elementary School4%16406
White County Middle School2%11557
Mossy Creek Elementary School2%7383
White County High School1%111,148
Tesnatee Gap Elementary (Old White Co. Intermediate)1%4466
Mount Yonah Elementary School0%0432

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