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3 Hispanic students enrolled in Quitman 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 three Hispanic students enrolled in Quitman County school in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Quitman County welcomed 297 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 1% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the two schools in Quitman County, Quitman County Elementary was the only school enrolling Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year.

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 Quitman County in 2022-23 School Year

Black 76%White 19%Ethnicities <5% 5%

Enrollment Demographics in Quitman County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Hispanic StudentsTotal Hispanic StudentsTotal enrollment
Quitman County Elementary2%3190
Quitman County High School0%0107

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