South Georgia Times

There were 120 Hispanic students enrolled in Telfair County school in the 2022-23 school year, 8.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Telfair County welcomed 1,439 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 8.3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Telfair County, Telfair County Elementary recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 56 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 Hispanic Students	Total Hispanic Students	Total enrollment
Telfair Alternative Preparation School	12%	0	0
Telfair County Middle School	10%	34	343
Telfair County Elementary	8%	56	712
Telfair County High School	8%	30	384