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In 2022-23 school year, white students had highest representation in Glascock County School District

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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

The majority of students in Glascock County School District were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Among the 524 students attending Glascock County schools, 88.9% were white. African American students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 6.9% of Glascock County student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common ethnicity in Glascock County School District, representing 89.9% of the student body.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped 3.9% when compared to the previous year.

Glascock County School District, the only school district in the county, has a main office in Gibson.

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 Glascock County in 2022-23 School Year

White (88.9%)African American (6.9%)Ethnicities < 5% (4.2%)

Glascock County Students' Most Prevalent Ethnicity by District in 2022-23 School Year

DistrictMost prevalent ethnicity% of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Glascock County School DistrictWhite89%524

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