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177 Hispanic students enrolled in Butts 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 177 Hispanic students enrolled in Butts County school in the 2022-23 school year, 2.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Butts County welcomed 3,334 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 5.3% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the five schools in Butts County, Henderson Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 52 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 Butts County in 2022-23 School Year

White 56%Black 32%Multiracial 6%Hispanic 5%Ethnicities <5% 1%

Enrollment Demographics in Butts County During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Hispanic StudentsTotal Hispanic StudentsTotal enrollment
Henderson Middle School7%52752
Jackson Elementary School6%30501
Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School6%28479
Jackson High School5%501,018
Stark Elementary School3%17584

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