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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 2.9% of Grady County's student body 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 121 multiracial students enrolled in Grady County school in the 2022-23 school year, 12% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Grady County welcomed 4,185 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 2.9% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Grady County, Eastside Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 26 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 Grady County in 2022-23 School Year

White 38%Black 30%Hispanic 28%Ethnicities <5% 4%

Enrollment Demographics in Grady County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Multiracial StudentsTotal Multiracial StudentsTotal enrollment
Eastside Elementary School5%26528
Whigham Elementary School4%17425
Washington Middle School3%20691
Southside Elementary School3%14484
Shiver Elementary School3%13451
Cairo High School2%251,257
Northside Elementary School2%6349

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