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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 10% of Wayne County's school district student body in 2022-23 school year

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

There were 488 Hispanic students enrolled in Wayne County school district in the 2022-23 school year, 1.7% more than the previous year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Wayne County school district welcomed 4,887 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 10% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county's school district.

This is the only school district located within Wayne County, with its main office in Jesup.

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 Wayne County in 2022-23 School Year

White (61%)African American (22%)Hispanic (10%)Multiracial (6%)Ethnicities < 5% (1%)

Hispanic Student Enrollment in Wayne County During 2022-23 School Year

District% Hispanic studentsTotal enrollment
Wayne County10%4,887

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