GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
Boys made up 51% of the county's student body, while the other 49% were girls.
Data also showed that African American students made up 54.7% of the student body, the largest percentage in Mitchell County schools, followed by white students with 34.5%, 8.3% Hispanic students, 1.5% multiracial students, 0.4% Asian students and 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native students.
Baconton Community Charter School stood out with the highest enrollment among Mitchell County's eight schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 832 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 | Total enrollment in 2021-22 | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baconton Community Charter School | 829 | 832 | 0.4% |
| Pelham Elementary School | 567 | 543 | -4.2% |
| Pelham High School | 424 | 421 | -0.7% |
| Mitchell County High School | 434 | 380 | -12.4% |
| Pelham City Middle School | 305 | 319 | 4.6% |
| Mitchell County Elementary School | 267 | 262 | -1.9% |
| Mitchell County Primary School | 197 | 223 | 13.2% |
| Mitchell County Middle School | 294 | 195 | -33.7% |
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