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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 4.7% of Pierce County's student body 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 163 multiracial students enrolled in Pierce County school in the 2022-23 school year, 2.5% 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, multiracial students comprised 4.7% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the five schools in Pierce County, Blackshear Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 44 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 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 Multiracial StudentsTotal Multiracial StudentsTotal enrollment
Blackshear Elementary School6%44748
Pierce County Middle School5%41821
Patterson Elementary School5%21432
Pierce County High School4%401,003
Midway Elementary School4%17448

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