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There were 1,947 Hispanic students enrolled in Newton County school in the 2022-23 school year, 5.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Newton County welcomed 17,986 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 10.8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Newton County, Newton High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 269 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
West Newton Elementary School	21%	126	601
Fairview Elementary	18%	95	533
Oak Hill Elementary School	15%	88	590
Liberty Middle School	13%	121	937
South Salem Elementary School	13%	102	792
Cousins Middle School	13%	82	631
Heard-Mixon Elementary School	13%	52	402
Porterdale Elementary School	13%	46	355
Veterans Memorial Middle School	12%	76	635
Newton High School	11%	269	2,449
Alcovy High School	11%	216	1,967
Clements Middle School	11%	83	760
Rocky Plains Elementary School	11%	61	560
Middle Ridge Elementary School	10%	52	529
Eastside High School	9%	143	1,598
Flint Hill Elementary	8%	65	820
Indian Creek Middle School	8%	64	812
East Newton Elementary School	8%	41	515
Livingston Elementary School	8%	31	389
Live Oak Elementary	7%	58	830
Newton County Theme School at Ficquett	6%	55	921
Mansfield Elementary School	6%	21	360