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There were 26,444 Black students enrolled in Henry County school in the 2022-23 school year, 4.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Henry County welcomed 42,899 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 61.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 50 schools in Henry County, Dutchtown High recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,392 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.

School name	% of Black Students	Total Black Students	Total enrollment
Wesley Lakes Elementary School	84%	658	784
McDonough High School	81%	1,022	1,262
McDonough Middle School	81%	778	961
Luella High School	79%	1,060	1,342
Dutchtown High	77%	1,392	1,808
Luella Middle School	77%	684	889
Red Oak Elementary School	77%	478	622
Eagle's Landing High School	76%	1,219	1,604
EXCEL Academy	75%	148	198
Dutchtown Middle School	74%	844	1,141
Eagle's Landing Middle School	74%	794	1,074
Oakland Elementary School	74%	674	911
Tussahaw Elementary	74%	576	779
Austin Road Middle School	74%	410	555
Bethlehem Elementary School	74%	359	486
Walnut Creek Elementary	73%	501	687
Luella Elementary School	73%	460	631
Fairview Elementary School	73%	386	530
Dutchtown Elementary School	72%	663	922
Stockbridge High School	70%	1,053	1,505
Hickory Flat Elementary School	67%	361	540
Austin Road Elementary School	66%	242	368
Flippen Elementary School	65%	369	568
Locust Grove Elementary School	65%	367	566
Woodland High School	64%	841	1,315
Hampton Middle School	64%	530	829
Pate's Creek Elementary School	64%	323	506
Woodland Elementary School	62%	369	596
Hampton High School	60%	751	1,253
Stockbridge Elementary School	60%	313	522
Rocky Creek Elementary	59%	397	674
Stockbridge Middle School	59%	371	629
Woodland Middle School	58%	411	709
Hampton Elementary School	58%	236	408
Smith-Barnes Elementary School	58%	145	250
Mount Carmel Elementary School	57%	333	585
Cotton Indian Elementary School	57%	317	557
Union Grove Middle	54%	566	1,049
Timber Ridge Elementary School	53%	397	750
Union Grove High	51%	821	1,610
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	51%	251	494
Locust Grove Middle	50%	557	1,115
East Lake Elementary	46%	327	712
Locust Grove High	45%	712	1,583
Ola Elementary School	39%	361	928
Unity Grove Elementary School	38%	334	879
Ola High School	34%	589	1,735
Ola Middle School	32%	369	1,154
Rock Spring Elementary	28%	194	696
New Hope Elementary	21%	131	628