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333 Hispanic students enrolled in Pierce County schools during 2022-23 school year

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

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

There were 333 Hispanic students enrolled in Pierce County school in the 2022-23 school year, 6.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Pierce County welcomed 3,452 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 9.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the five schools in Pierce County, Pierce County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 90 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.

Ethnicities in Pierce County in 2022-23 School Year

White 76%Hispanic 10%Black 9%Ethnicities <5% 6%

Enrollment Demographics in Pierce County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Hispanic StudentsTotal Hispanic StudentsTotal enrollment
Midway Elementary School13%58448
Blackshear Elementary School11%82748
Pierce County High School9%901,003
Pierce County Middle School9%73821
Patterson Elementary School7%30432

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