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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 3.9% of Burke 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 146 multiracial students enrolled in Burke County school in the 2022-23 school year, 12.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Burke County welcomed 3,717 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 3.9% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the five schools in Burke County, Burke County High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 44 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.

Ethnicities in Burke County in 2022-23 School Year

Black 61%White 28%Hispanic 5%Ethnicities <5% 5%

Enrollment Demographics in Burke County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Multiracial StudentsTotal Multiracial StudentsTotal enrollment
Burke County Middle School5%44895
Burke County High School4%441,113
Waynesboro Primary School4%30753
Blakeney Elementary3%21715
S G A Elementary School3%7241

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