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36 multiracial students enrolled in Jefferson County schools during 2022-23 school year

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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

There were 36 multiracial students enrolled in Jefferson County school in the 2022-23 school year, 2.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Jefferson County welcomed 1,926 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 1.9% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the five schools in Jefferson County, Wrens Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 14 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.

Ethnicities in Jefferson County in 2022-23 School Year

Black 70%White 19%Hispanic 8%Ethnicities <5% 3%

Enrollment Demographics in Jefferson County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Multiracial StudentsTotal Multiracial StudentsTotal enrollment
Wrens Elementary School4%14370
Jefferson County High School2%12614
Jefferson County Middle School2%9465
Carver Elementary School1%1166
Louisville Academy0%0311

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