GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
Data showed that Wilkes County welcomed 1,187 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 6.2% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the four schools in Wilkes County, Washington-Wilkes Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 30 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.
| School name | % of Multiracial Students | Total Multiracial Students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Wilkes Middle School | 10% | 30 | 300 |
| Washington-Wilkes Primary School | 5% | 17 | 347 |
| Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School | 5% | 17 | 340 |
| Washington-Wilkes Elementary School | 5% | 10 | 200 |
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