Quantcast

SW Georgia News

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

324 Black students enrolled in Stewart County schools during 2022-23 school year

Webp superintendent of education richard woods 2023

GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

There were 324 Black students enrolled in Stewart County school in the 2022-23 school year, 6.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Stewart County welcomed 368 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 88% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the three schools in Stewart County, Stewart County Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 138 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.

Ethnicities in Stewart County in 2022-23 School Year

Black 88%White 6%Ethnicities <5% 6%

Enrollment Demographics in Stewart County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Black StudentsTotal Black StudentsTotal enrollment
Stewart County Middle School91%8695
Stewart County Elementary School88%138157
Stewart County High School87%100116

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS