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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 32% of Colquitt County's school district student body in 2022-23 school year

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Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov

There were 2,636 Hispanic students enrolled in Colquitt County school district in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Colquitt County school district welcomed 8,240 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 32% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county's school district.

This is the only school district located within Colquitt County, with its main office in Moultrie.

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 Colquitt County in 2022-23 School Year

White (39%)Hispanic (32%)African American (25%)Ethnicities < 5% (4%)

Hispanic Student Enrollment in Colquitt County During 2022-23 School Year

District% Hispanic studentsTotal enrollment
Colquitt County32%8,240

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