GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
GA Superintendent of Education Richard Woods 2023 | Georgia Department of Education
Data showed that Wayne County welcomed 4,887 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 9.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the eight schools in Wayne County, Wayne County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 127 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martha Rawls Smith Elementary School | 15% | 79 | 533 |
| Martha Puckett Middle School | 12% | 67 | 566 |
| Arthur Williams Middle School | 11% | 72 | 656 |
| Wayne County High School | 9% | 127 | 1,412 |
| Jesup Elementary School | 9% | 56 | 626 |
| Bacon Elementary School | 9% | 48 | 541 |
| Screven Elementary School | 8% | 15 | 194 |
| Odum Elementary School | 6% | 21 | 359 |
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