GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
Data showed that Grady County welcomed 4,185 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 29.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the seven schools in Grady County, Cairo High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 414 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.
| School name | % of Black Students | Total Black Students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Elementary School | 42% | 203 | 484 |
| Eastside Elementary School | 41% | 216 | 528 |
| Washington Middle School | 36% | 248 | 691 |
| Cairo High School | 33% | 414 | 1,257 |
| Northside Elementary School | 25% | 87 | 349 |
| Shiver Elementary School | 9% | 40 | 451 |
| Whigham Elementary School | 9% | 38 | 425 |
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