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Jenkins County School District: 85 Hispanic students were enrolled 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 85 Hispanic students enrolled in Jenkins County school district in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Jenkins County school district welcomed 1,065 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 Jenkins County, with its main office in Millen.

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 Jenkins County in 2022-23 School Year

African American (50%)White (37.9%)Hispanic (8%)Ethnicities < 5% (4.1%)

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

District% Hispanic studentsTotal enrollment
Jenkins County8%1,065

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