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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 4% of Richmond 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 1,142 multiracial students enrolled in Richmond County school in the 2022-23 school year, 9% more 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, multiracial students comprised 4% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 54 schools in Richmond County, Belair K-8 School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 70 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 Richmond County in 2022-23 School Year

Black 73%White 15%Hispanic 6%Ethnicities <5% 6%

Enrollment Demographics in Richmond County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Multiracial StudentsTotal Multiracial StudentsTotal enrollment
Warren Road Elementary School11%59545
McBean Elementary School11%35324
Freedom Park Elementary10%58580
Blythe Elementary School10%28284
Belair K-8 School7%701,004
Garrett Elementary School7%22328
Davidson Magnet School6%42706
Johnson Magnet6%36615
Walker Traditional Elementary School6%34573
Pine Hill Middle School6%33559
Goshen Elementary School6%23384
Hephzibah Elementary School6%19332
Augusta Youth Development Campus6%012
Tutt Middle School5%23464
Monte Sano Elementary School5%18379
Merry Elementary School5%16339
Willis Foreman Elementary School5%15306
Academy of Richmond County High School4%441,104
Cross Creek High School4%431,098
Westside High School4%38959
Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics4%37936
Sue Reynolds Elementary School4%22566
Spirit Creek Middle School4%21540
Deer Chase Elementary School4%20516
Wheeless Road Elementary School4%20503
Lake Forest Hills Elementary School4%18468
Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School4%18466
Gracewood Elementary School4%18462
Diamond Lakes Elementary School4%17433
Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School4%16402
Tobacco Road Elementary School4%15397
Lighthouse Care Center of Augusta4%00
Richmond Hill K-83%341,147
Hephzibah High School3%321,068
Glenn Hills Middle School3%23784
Langford Middle School3%21708
Meadowbrook Elementary School3%13451
Dorothy Hains Elementary School3%12408
Barton Chapel Elementary School3%11373
Jamestown Elementary School3%10348
Bayvale Elementary School3%9317
Terrace Manor Elementary School3%7242
Josey High School2%14725
Laney High School2%13673
Murphey Middle School2%12635
Hephzibah Middle School2%10535
W.S. Hornsby Middle School2%7392
Copeland Elementary School2%6343
Jenkins-White Elementary School2%6337
Glenn Hills High School1%8886
Butler High School1%8828
W.S. Hornsby Elementary School1%3356
Glenn Hills Elementary School1%3336
Lamar - Milledge Elementary School1%2270

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