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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 8% of Columbia County School District's student body during 2022-23 school year

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GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

There were 2,274 multiracial students enrolled in Columbia County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 15.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Columbia County School District welcomed 28,426 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 8% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the 29 schools in Columbia County School District, Lakeside High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 239 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.

Ethnic Breakdown of Columbia County School District Students in 2022-23

White (54%)Black (22%)Hispanic (12%)Multiracial (8%)Asian (5%)

Enrollment in Columbia County School District During Last 13 School Years

School YearTotal enrollmentTotal Multiracial Students% of Multiracial Students
2022-2328,4262,2748%
2021-2228,1001,9677%
2020-2127,6851,9377%
2019-2027,7621,9437%
2018-1927,1681,9017%
2017-1826,6231,5976%
2016-1726,4961,5896%
2015-1625,6561,5396%
2014-1525,1721,5106%
2013-1424,4811,2245%
2012-1323,9691,1985%
2011-1223,5479414%
2010-1123,0949234%

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