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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 8% of Jefferson County's school district student body in 2022-23 school year

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

There were 154 Hispanic students enrolled in Jefferson County school district in the 2022-23 school year, 9.2% more than the previous year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Jefferson County school district welcomed 1,926 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 8% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county's school district.

This is the only school district located within Jefferson County, with its main office in Louisville.

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 Jefferson County in 2022-23 School Year

African American (70%)White (20%)Hispanic (8%)Ethnicities < 5% (2%)

Hispanic Student Enrollment in Jefferson County During 2022-23 School Year

District% Hispanic studentsTotal enrollment
Jefferson County8%1,926

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