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There were 6,415 Black students enrolled in Columbia County school in the 2022-23 school year, 5.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Columbia County welcomed 28,991 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 22.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 31 schools in Columbia County, Grovetown High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 887 students.

As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. The state has its best student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1 in pre-kindergarten and middle school grades, while high school has an average ratio of 17:1.

School name	% of Black Students	Total Black Students	Total enrollment
Grovetown Middle School	44%	473	1,077
Grovetown High School	41%	887	2,164
Grovetown Elementary School	38%	340	896
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	33%	372	1,130
Baker Place Elementary	32%	302	945
Columbia Middle School	31%	301	974
Euchee Creek Elementary School	25%	154	618
South Columbia Elementary School	25%	104	416
Brookwood Elementary School	24%	151	632
Evans High School	23%	426	1,855
Lakeside Middle School	23%	124	542
Harlem High School	21%	252	1,201
Lewiston Elementary School	21%	184	877
Evans Middle School	20%	195	979
Evans Elementary School	20%	168	842
Lakeside High School	19%	359	1,890
Harlem Middle School	19%	187	989
Blue Ridge Elementary School	19%	114	601
North Harlem Elementary School	17%	138	813
SAIL Charter Academy - School for Arts-Infused Learning	17%	96	565
Riverside Middle School	15%	114	761
Martinez Elementary School	15%	111	745
Greenbrier High School	14%	250	1,787
Riverside Elementary School	14%	97	694
Greenbrier Middle School	13%	110	848
Parkway Elementary School	13%	99	768
Stevens Creek Elementary School	10%	83	831
River Ridge Elementary	10%	80	800
Stallings Island Middle School	10%	69	692
Greenbrier Elementary School	8%	51	646
North Columbia Elementary School	6%	24	413