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How many white students were enrolled in Grady 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 1,578 white students enrolled in Grady County school in the 2022-23 school year, 2.2% less 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, white students comprised 37.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Grady County, Cairo High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 502 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 White StudentsTotal White StudentsTotal enrollment
Whigham Elementary School80%340425
Shiver Elementary School71%320451
Cairo High School40%5021,257
Eastside Elementary School26%137528
Southside Elementary School25%121484
Washington Middle School20%138691
Northside Elementary School6%20349

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