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There were 3,769 Black students enrolled in Walton County school in the 2022-23 school year, 4.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Walton County welcomed 15,770 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 23.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 19 schools in Walton County, Loganville High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 459 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 Black Students	Total Black Students	Total enrollment
Bay Creek Elementary School	46%	313	681
Monroe Elementary	45%	235	524
Harmony Elementary School	44%	264	602
Carver Middle School	39%	308	790
Monroe Area High School	37%	411	1,113
Loganville High School	26%	459	1,767
Loganville Middle School	25%	335	1,343
Social Circle Middle School	23%	105	459
Loganville Elementary School	21%	203	967
Atha Road Elementary School	21%	159	758
Social Circle High School	19%	111	587
Social Circle Primary School	19%	75	395
Social Circle Elementary School	18%	68	380
Walker Park Elementary School	17%	113	668
Sharon Elementary School	16%	109	682
Walnut Grove High School	15%	210	1,403
Youth Middle School	14%	171	1,223
Walnut Grove Elementary School	9%	62	693
Youth Elementary School	8%	58	735