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There were 658 Hispanic students enrolled in Jeff Davis County School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Jeff Davis County School District welcomed 2,864 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 23% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Among the four schools in Jeff Davis County School District, Jeff Davis High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 193 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.

School Year	Total enrollment	Total Hispanic Students	% of Hispanic Students
2022-23	2,864	658	23%
2021-22	2,857	628	22%
2020-21	2,884	634	22%
2019-20	2,852	655	23%
2018-19	2,890	664	23%
2017-18	2,917	641	22%
2016-17	2,994	628	21%
2015-16	2,910	582	20%
2014-15	2,916	554	19%
2013-14	2,841	482	17%
2012-13	2,879	489	17%
2011-12	2,821	451	16%
2010-11	2,798	419	15%