South Georgia Times

There were 2,082 Black students enrolled in Colquitt County school in the 2022-23 school year, 3.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Colquitt County welcomed 8,240 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 25.3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Colquitt County, Colquitt County High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 445 students.

As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. The state has its best student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1 in pre-kindergarten and middle school grades, while high school has an average ratio of 17:1.

School name	% of Black Students	Total Black Students	Total enrollment
Stringfellow Elementary School	48%	122	255
Cox Elementary School	47%	199	424
Okapilco Elementary School	35%	110	315
CA Gray Junior High School	28%	392	1,403
Willie J. Williams Middle School	27%	370	1,371
Colquitt County High School	26%	445	1,712
Sunset Elementary School	25%	129	517
Doerun Elementary School	25%	60	240
Wright Elementary School	23%	104	455
Funston Elementary School	15%	51	343
Odom Elementary School	13%	59	460
Norman Park Elementary School	7%	37	537
Hamilton Elementary School	2%	4	208