South Georgia Times

Of all the ethnicities represented in Lowndes County School Districts, the most prevalent among the county's students in the 2022-23 school year was African American, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Among the 18,231 students attending Lowndes County schools, 47.2% were African American. White students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 36.4% of Lowndes County student body.

In the previous school year, African American students were also the most common ethnicity in Lowndes County School Districts, representing 47% of the student body.

Lowndes County School District had the most even distribution of races among county school districts, which included 57% of white students, 24% of African American students, 12% of Hispanic students, and 2% of Asian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county increased 0.9% when compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Lowndes County.

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.

District	Most prevalent ethnicity	% of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Lowndes County School District	White	57%	10,250
Valdosta City Schools	African American	77%	7,981