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Early County Education: 1,187 Black students were enrolled in 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 1,187 Black students enrolled in Early County school in the 2022-23 school year, 1.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Early County welcomed 1,577 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 75.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the three schools in Early County, Early County Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 489 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 Early County in 2022-23 School Year

Black 75%White 19%Ethnicities <5% 6%

Enrollment Demographics in Early County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Black StudentsTotal Black StudentsTotal enrollment
Early County Middle School78%294377
Early County Elementary School75%489653
Early County High School74%404547

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