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There were 717 Hispanic students enrolled in Long County school in the 2022-23 school year, 5.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Long County welcomed 4,099 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 17.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Long County, Long County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 213 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
Long County Middle School	19%	182	960
Long County High School	18%	213	1,185
Smiley Elementary School	17%	175	1,031
McClelland Elementary School	16%	147	923