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37 multiracial students enrolled in Mitchell County school districts in 2022-23 school year

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

There were 37 multiracial students enrolled in Mitchell County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 60.9% more than the previous year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Mitchell County school districts welcomed 2,524 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 1.5% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county's school districts.

The main offices of all school districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Mitchell County.

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 Mitchell County in 2022-23 School Year

African American (69.3%)White (20.7%)Hispanic (8%)Ethnicities < 5% (2%)

Multiracial Student Enrollment in Mitchell County During 2022-23 School Year

District% multiracial studentsTotal enrollment
Pelham City1.9%1,283
Mitchell County1%1,241

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