South Georgia Times

There were 18 Black students enrolled in Echols County school in the 2022-23 school year, 30.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Echols County welcomed 846 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 2.1% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the two schools in Echols County, Echols County Elementary/Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 11 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
Echols County High School	3%	7	249
Echols County Elementary/Middle School	2%	11	597