SE Georgia News

Of all the ethnicities represented in Candler County School District, the most prevalent among the county's students in the 2022-23 school year was white, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Among the 2,052 students attending Candler County schools, 47% were white. African American students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 28% of Candler County student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common ethnicity in Candler County School District, representing 47% of the student body.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county remained the same when compared to the previous year.

Candler County School District, the only school district in the county, has a main office in Metter.

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.

District	Most prevalent ethnicity	% of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Candler County School District	White	47%	2,052