South Georgia Times

There were 16 African American students enrolled in Echols County school district in the 2022-23 school year, 33.3% less than the previous year, according to the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Echols County school district welcomed 846 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 1.9% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county's school district.

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

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

District	% African American students	Total enrollment
Echols County	1.9%	846