How many Black students were enrolled in Richmond County schools during 2022-23 school year?

GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

By East Central Georgia News

Jan 1, 2025

There were 21,097 Black students enrolled in Richmond County school in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Richmond County welcomed 28,746 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 73.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 54 schools in Richmond County, Richmond Hill K-8 recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 997 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 Richmond County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Richmond County During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of Black Students	Total Black Students	Total enrollment
W.S. Hornsby Elementary School	98%	348	356
Jenkins-White Elementary School	95%	320	337
Laney High School	93%	625	673
W.S. Hornsby Middle School	92%	360	392
Meadowbrook Elementary School	91%	410	451
Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School	91%	365	402
Butler High School	90%	745	828
Jamestown Elementary School	90%	313	348
Glenn Hills High School	89%	788	886
Deer Chase Elementary School	89%	459	516
Tobacco Road Elementary School	89%	353	397
Lamar - Milledge Elementary School	89%	240	270
Richmond Hill K-8	87%	997	1,147
Glenn Hills Middle School	86%	674	784
Barton Chapel Elementary School	86%	320	373
Copeland Elementary School	86%	294	343
Josey High School	85%	616	725
Langford Middle School	85%	601	708
Spirit Creek Middle School	85%	459	540
Wheeless Road Elementary School	85%	427	503
Merry Elementary School	85%	288	339
Terrace Manor Elementary School	85%	205	242
Dorothy Hains Elementary School	84%	342	408
Murphey Middle School	82%	520	635
Monte Sano Elementary School	82%	310	379
Glenn Hills Elementary School	82%	275	336
Diamond Lakes Elementary School	80%	346	433
Willis Foreman Elementary School	80%	244	306
Sue Reynolds Elementary School	79%	447	566
Hephzibah Middle School	76%	406	535
Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School	76%	354	466
Tutt Middle School	75%	348	464
Hephzibah High School	73%	779	1,068
Westside High School	73%	700	959
Belair K-8 School	72%	722	1,004
Augusta Youth Development Campus	71%	8	12
Academy of Richmond County High School	69%	761	1,104
Cross Creek High School	68%	746	1,098
Walker Traditional Elementary School	68%	389	573
Gracewood Elementary School	68%	314	462
Johnson Magnet	66%	405	615
Bayvale Elementary School	66%	209	317
Warren Road Elementary School	65%	354	545
Pine Hill Middle School	60%	335	559
Garrett Elementary School	57%	186	328
Lake Forest Hills Elementary School	56%	262	468
Goshen Elementary School	53%	203	384
Hephzibah Elementary School	53%	175	332
Davidson Magnet School	44%	310	706
Freedom Park Elementary	31%	179	580
Blythe Elementary School	30%	85	284
Lighthouse Care Center of Augusta	24%	0	0
McBean Elementary School	23%	74	324
Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics	11%	102	936