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There were 400 Hispanic students enrolled in Candler County school in the 2022-23 school year, 8.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Candler County welcomed 2,052 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 19.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Candler County, Metter Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 174 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
Metter Middle School	20%	103	516
Metter High School	20%	94	473
Metter College and Career Academy	20%	29	147
Metter Elementary School	19%	174	916