SW Georgia News

There were 47 multiracial students enrolled in Early County school district in the 2022-23 school year, 4.1% less than the previous year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Early County school district welcomed 1,577 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county's school district.

This is the only school district located within Early County, with its main office in Blakely.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

District	% multiracial students	Total enrollment
Early County	3%	1,577