GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
Boys made up 54% of the county's student body, while the other 46% were girls.
Data also showed that African American students made up 49.7% of the student body, the largest percentage in Jenkins County schools, followed by white students with 38%, 8% Hispanic students and 3.8% multiracial students.
Jenkins County Elementary School stood out with the highest enrollment among Jenkins County's three schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 506 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 | Total enrollment in 2021-22 | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins County Elementary School | 526 | 506 | -3.8% |
| Jenkins County High School | 303 | 313 | 3.3% |
| Jenkins County Middle School | 245 | 246 | 0.4% |
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