South Georgia Times

There were 529 Black students enrolled in Irwin County school in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Irwin County welcomed 1,543 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 34.3% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the three schools in Irwin County, Irwin County Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 226 students.

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.

School name	% of Black Students	Total Black Students	Total enrollment
Irwin County High School	36%	175	487
Irwin County Elementary School	34%	226	667
Irwin County Middle School	33%	128	389