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1,497 white students enrolled in Decatur County schools during 2022-23 school year

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

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

There were 1,497 white students enrolled in Decatur County school in the 2022-23 school year, 9.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Decatur County welcomed 4,166 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 35.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Decatur County, Bainbridge High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 457 students.

As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. The state has its best student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1 in pre-kindergarten and middle school grades, while high school has an average ratio of 17:1.

Ethnicities in Decatur County in 2022-23 School Year

Black 49%White 36%Hispanic 11%Ethnicities <5% 4%

Enrollment Demographics in Decatur County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of White StudentsTotal White StudentsTotal enrollment
Spring Creek Charter Academy65%261403
Bainbridge High School38%4571,205
New Beginning Learning Center35%77220
Hutto Elementary School31%243785
Bainbridge Middle School31%186600
West Bainbridge Primary School31%126408
Jones-Wheat Primary School27%147545

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