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Brooks County School District: 81 multiracial students were enrolled 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 81 multiracial students enrolled in Brooks County school district in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Brooks County school district welcomed 2,036 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 4% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county's school district.

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

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 Brooks County in 2022-23 School Year

African American (51%)White (32%)Hispanic (13%)Ethnicities < 5% (4%)

Multiracial Student Enrollment in Brooks County During 2022-23 School Year

District% multiracial studentsTotal enrollment
Brooks County4%2,036

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