There were 140 Hispanic students enrolled in McDuffie County school in the 2023-24 school year, 6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.
Data showed that McDuffie County welcomed 2,994 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 4.7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the six schools in McDuffie County, Thomson High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 47 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 Hispanic Students | Total Hispanic Students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dearing Elementary School | 10% | 36 | 366 |
| Thomson-McDuffie Middle School | 6% | 42 | 703 |
| Thomson High School | 5% | 47 | 950 |
| Maxwell Elementary School | 2% | 7 | 369 |
| Norris Elementary School | 2% | 5 | 299 |
| Thomson Elementary School | 1% | 3 | 307 |
