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47 multiracial students enrolled in Mitchell 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 47 multiracial students enrolled in Mitchell County school in the 2022-23 school year, 2.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Mitchell County welcomed 3,175 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 1.5% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in Mitchell County, Baconton Community Charter School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 16 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 Mitchell County in 2022-23 School Year

Black 55%White 35%Hispanic 8%Ethnicities <5% 3%

Enrollment Demographics in Mitchell County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Multiracial StudentsTotal Multiracial StudentsTotal enrollment
Pelham City Middle School3%9319
Baconton Community Charter School2%16832
Pelham Elementary School2%10543
Mitchell County High School2%7380
Pelham High School1%4421
Mitchell County Middle School1%1195
Mitchell County Elementary School0%0262
Mitchell County Primary School0%0223

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