Georgia Mountain News

There were 527 Hispanic students enrolled in Banks 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 Banks County welcomed 3,204 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 16.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the five schools in Banks County, Baldwin Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 218 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.

School name	% of Hispanic Students	Total Hispanic Students	Total enrollment
Baldwin Elementary School	57%	218	384
Banks County Primary School	13%	91	703
Banks County High School	11%	91	835
Banks County Middle School	11%	70	640
Banks County Elementary School	9%	57	642