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There were 392 Hispanic students enrolled in Tattnall County school in the 2022-23 school year, 41.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Tattnall County welcomed 1,837 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 21.3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the three schools in Tattnall County, Tattnall County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 212 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.

School name	% of Hispanic Students	Total Hispanic Students	Total enrollment
North Tattnall Middle School	26%	116	448
Tattnall County High School	21%	212	1,010
South Tattnall Middle School	17%	64	379