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How many Native American students were 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 27 Native American students enrolled in White County school in the 2022-23 school year, 3.9% more 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, Native American students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in White County, Mountain Education Charter High School was the only school enrolling Native American students in the 2022-23 school year.

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 Native American StudentsTotal Native American StudentsTotal enrollment
Mountain Education Charter High School1%272,710
White County High School0%01,148
White County Middle School0%0557
Tesnatee Gap Elementary (Old White Co. Intermediate)0%0466
Mount Yonah Elementary School0%0432
Jack P Nix Elementary School0%0406
Mossy Creek Elementary School0%0383

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