South Georgia Times

There were 388 Hispanic students enrolled in Echols County school in the 2022-23 school year, 2.9% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 45.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the two schools in Echols County, Echols County Elementary/Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 274 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
Echols County Elementary/Middle School	46%	274	597
Echols County High School	46%	114	249