Georgia Mountain News

There were 1,946 Hispanic students enrolled in Habersham County school in the 2022-23 school year, 4.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Habersham County welcomed 6,473 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 30.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Habersham County, Habersham Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 462 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
Cornelia Elementary School	63%	288	458
South Habersham Middle School	49%	233	476
Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle School	42%	248	591
Level Grove Elementary School	35%	197	565
Habersham Central High School	34%	462	1,359
Habersham Success Academy	34%	23	69
Habersham Ninth Grade Academy	27%	145	538
Demorest Elementary School	26%	135	523
Hazel Grove Elementary School	21%	56	267
Fairview Elementary School	14%	63	457
Woodville Elementary School	11%	24	220
North Habersham Middle School	9%	49	555
Clarkesville Elementary School	6%	23	395