There were 531 Black students enrolled in Jenkins County school in the 2023-24 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.
Data showed that Jenkins County welcomed 1,089 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 48.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the three schools in Jenkins County, Jenkins County Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 253 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins County High School | 51% | 163 | 320 |
| Jenkins County Elementary School | 49% | 253 | 517 |
| Jenkins County Middle School | 46% | 115 | 252 |
