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There were 2,038 Black students enrolled in Coffee County school in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Coffee County welcomed 6,968 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 29.3% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Coffee County, Coffee Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 491 students.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

School name	% of Black Students	Total Black Students	Total enrollment
Eastside Elementary School	52%	267	515
Westside Elementary School	47%	248	529
George Washington Carver Freshman Campus	33%	165	501
Satilla Elementary School	32%	188	589
Coffee Middle School	30%	491	1,637
Coffee County High School	29%	345	1,191
Broxton-Mary Hayes Elementary	28%	69	247
Wiregrass Regional College and Career Academy	26%	52	201
Nicholls Elementary School	17%	50	296
Indian Creek Elementary	15%	82	553
West Green Elementary School	12%	42	350
Ambrose Elementary School	11%	39	359