Quantcast

SE Georgia News

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Toombs County Education: 1,594 Black students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

Webp superintendent of education richard woods 2023

GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education

There were 1,594 Black students enrolled in Toombs County school in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Toombs County welcomed 5,095 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 31.3% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in Toombs County, Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 345 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.

Ethnicities in Toombs County in 2022-23 School Year

White 45%Black 31%Hispanic 18%Ethnicities <5% 5%

Enrollment Demographics in Toombs County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Black StudentsTotal Black StudentsTotal enrollment
Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School54%345640
J. R. Trippe Middle School53%284536
J. D. Dickerson Primary School52%170327
Vidalia Comprehensive High School46%323704
Lyons Primary School22%100456
Lyons Upper Elementary22%99452
Toombs County High School18%152849
Toombs County Middle School15%104694
Toombs Central Elementary School4%17437

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS