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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 19.4% of Jefferson County's student body 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 373 white students enrolled in Jefferson County school in the 2022-23 school year, 8.4% 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, white students comprised 19.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the five schools in Jefferson County, Jefferson County High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 116 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 White StudentsTotal White StudentsTotal enrollment
Wrens Elementary School27%99370
Jefferson County Middle School20%93465
Jefferson County High School19%116614
Louisville Academy19%59311
Carver Elementary School4%6166

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