South Georgia Times

There were 14 Native American students enrolled in Thomas County school in the 2022-23 school year, 40% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Thomas County welcomed 7,975 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Native American students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Thomas County, Cross Creek Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of seven 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 Native American Students	Total Native American Students	Total enrollment
Garrison-Pilcher Elementary School	1%	7	787
Cross Creek Elementary School	1%	7	766
Thomas County Middle School	0%	0	1,713
Thomas County Central High School	0%	0	1,460
Thomasville High School	0%	0	788
Jerger Elementary School	0%	0	679
MacIntyre Park Middle School	0%	0	567
Hand In Hand Primary	0%	0	383
Scott Elementary School	0%	0	306
Harper Elementary School	0%	0	287
Bishop Hall Charter School	0%	0	186
The Renaissance Center for Academic and Career Development	0%	0	53